Araphant was the fourteenth King of Arthedain.
Biography[]
Araphant was the son and heir of King Araval who came to the throne in TA 1891 at the death of his father. During his reign the the well-known seer Malbeth predicted regarding the fate of his son Arvedui. For some five-hundred years, Arthedain had held off the constant attacks of the evil realm of Angmar. Araphant continued fighting off these attacks with failing strength.[3]
During his time the rulers of Arthedain and Gondor became aware that a force was conducting coordinated attacks on the exiles of Númenor. Araphant therefore renewed contact with Gondor, and forged an alliance with King Ondoher, leading to a marriage between Ondoher's daughter Fíriel and Araphant's son Arvedui. Four years later King Ondoher died during an attack of the Wainriders, and Arvedui made a claim for the throne of Gondor by right of his blood connection to Isildur, and his wife Fíriel, who by the laws of Númenor should have become the Ruling Queen. This claim was denied by Gondor, and the the kingship of Gondor passed to Eärnil II.
Araphant died in TA 1964 after ruling for seventy-three years, and was succeeded by his son Arvedui.[2]
Etymology[]
The name Araphant comes from Sindarin and literally translates into "Full King", from ar(a) (" king, noble, royal") and panta ("full").[4]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓራፕሃንት |
| Armenian | Արաֆանտ |
| Arabic | أرافانت |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Bengali | আরাফান্ট |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Chinese | 亞拉芬 |
| Georgian | არაფანტი |
| Greek | Αραφαντ |
| Gujarati | અરાફેન્ટ |
| Hebrew | אראפאנט |
| Hindi | अरफान्त |
| Japanese | アラファント |
| Kannada | ಅರಾಫಂಟ್ |
| Kazakh | Арафант (Cyrillic) Arafant (Latin) |
| Korean | 아라판트 주 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Marathi | अराफंट |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Nepalese | अराफान्ट |
| Persian | آراپانت |
| Punjabi | ਅਰਾਫਾਂਟ |
| Russian | Арафант |
| Serbian | Арапхант (Cyrillic) Araphant (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අරෆන්ට් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Арапҳант |
| Tamil | அறபான்ட் |
| Telugu | ఆర్ఫన్ట్ |
| Thai | ะระผะนต |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Арафант |
| Urdu | آراپحنٹ |
| Uzbek | Арафант (Cyrillic) Arafant (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַראַפאַנט |
| King of Arthedain | ||
| Preceded by Araval |
Araphant | Succeeded by Arvedui |
| TA 1891 - TA 1964 | ||
| High Kings of Arnor & Kings of Arthedain | |
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| Arnor | Elendil • Isildur • Valandil • Eldacar • Arantar • Tarcil • Tarondor • Valandur • Elendur • Eärendur |
| Arthedain | Amlaith • Beleg • Mallor • Celepharn • Celebrindor • Malvegil • Argeleb I • Arveleg I • Araphor • Argeleb II • Arvegil • Arveleg II • Araval • Araphant • Arvedui |
| Reunited Kingdom | Aragorn II Elessar • Eldarion |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"