Araphor was the ninth King of Arthedain.
Biography[]
Araphor was the son of Arveleg I and came early to the throne of Arthedain. While he was still in his youth (probably no more than eighteen years old), the Witch-king of Angmar launched a mighty invasion of his kingdom, that came close to destroying it. Araphor's father Arveleg fought in the defence of the Tower of Amon Sûl, and his early death in that battle brought Araphor to the throne.
Records of the events of this time are incomplete, but it seems that the Witch-king laid siege to the royal city of Fornost. The young Araphor went to war with aid from Círdan and the Elves of Lindon, and succeeded in relieving the siege and driving back the forces of Angmar.
After Araphor's defeat of Angmar, there is no record of further warfare during his long reign. Nonetheless, he ruled a diminished and dwindling people; the wars of his youth had seen the Northern Dúnedain come close to destruction. Rhudaur was now ruled by Angmar, and the Dúnedain of Cardolan were all but extinct.
During these wars many Stoors (Hobbits) fled from Eriador and returned to Wilderland, and became the river people of Sméagol and Déagol.
Araphor died in TA 1589 after ruling Arthedain for one hundred and eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, named for Araphor's heroic grandfather Argeleb, who ruled as Argeleb II.[2]
Etymology[]
Araphor means "Royal Fist", from the Sindarin words ar(a) ("noble, high, royal) and paur[note 1] ("fist, closed hand").[3][4]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓራፕሆር |
| Arabic | إراپهور |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Арапhор |
| Bengali | আরাফার |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Арапхор |
| Chinese | 亞拉佛 |
| Georgian | არაფჰორი |
| Greek | Αραφορ |
| Gujarati | એફ્રોર |
| Hebrew | אראפּהור |
| Hindi | अरफोर |
| Japanese | アラフォール |
| Kannada | ಅರಾಫೋರ್ |
| Kazakh | Арапһор (Cyrillic) Araphor (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Арапhор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Арапхор |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Арафор |
| Nepalese | अरफोर |
| Persian | آراپور |
| Russian | Арафор |
| Serbian | Арапхор (Cyrillic) Araphor (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ආරඵොර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Арафор |
| Tamil | ஆரப்ஹொர் |
| Telugu | ఆరఫొర |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Ара́фор |
| Urdu | آراپہاور |
| Yiddish | ײַראַפּהאָר |
| King of Arthedain | ||
| Preceded by Arveleg I |
Araphor | Succeeded by Argeleb II |
| TA 1409 - TA 1589 | ||
| 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 History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of Years
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon 17, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Notes
- ↑ Paur can be compared to baur (as in Celebrimbor "Silver-fist")