| This article is about the son of Argonui. For the warrior of Gondor, see Arador (Gondor). |
Arador was the fourteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the father of Arathorn II.
Biography[]
Arador descended in direct line from Aranarth being born in TA 2820.[1] He took the chieftainship in TA 2912 after his father Argonui died.[3]
During the time of his reign, the majority of the Dúnedain lived in the Angle of Eriador. Arador himself lived in a house by the Hoarwell in some woods north of the Trollshaws. During his reign, Trolls began to make dens in the mountains and hills of the Ettenmoors. A band of these trolls threatened Arador's house in the Angle.[4]
While not yet old by the account of the Dúnedain of the North, Arador was captured by Hill-trolls in the Coldfells north of Rivendell, and was slain by them.[5] These trolls may have been the same ones that threatened his house. He was succeeded by his son, who led the Dúnedain of the North and the Rangers of the North as Arathorn II, and was in turn succeeded by his own son Aragorn II, the future King of Gondor and Arnor.[6]
Etymology[]
Arador is an un-glossed Sindarin name. It likely means "Noble-lord", being comprised of ar(a)- ("noble, royal, high") and -dor, a lenited form of tor ("king, lord").[7]
In other versions[]
In an early draft of Appendix A, Arador was originally called Arvoreg, though Christopher Tolkien had found the fourth and fifth letters to be uncertain.[8]
In adaptations[]
Born of Hope[]
Arador was played by Iain Marshall in the fan-made film Born of Hope.
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ኣራዶር |
| Arabic | إرادور |
| Armenian | Արադոր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Bengali | আরাদর |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Catalan | Àrador |
| Georgian | არადორი |
| Greek | Αραδορ |
| Gujarati | આરદોર |
| Hebrew | אראדור |
| Hindi | आरदोर |
| Kannada | ಆರದೊರ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Marathi | आरदोर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Nepalese | आरदोर |
| Pashto | آرادور ? |
| Persian | سارادور |
| Punjabi | ਆਰਦੋਰ |
| Russian | Арадор |
| Sanskrit | आरदोर् |
| Serbian | Арадор (Cyrillic) Arador (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ආරදොර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Tamil | ஆரதொர் |
| Telugu | ఆరదొర |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Арадор |
| Urdu | اراڈور |
| Uzbek | Арадор (Cyrillic) Arador (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַראַדאָר |
| Chieftain of the Dúnedain | ||
| Preceded by Argonui |
Arador | Succeeded by Arathorn II |
| TA 2912 - TA 2930 | ||
| Aranarth • Arahael • Aranuir • Aravir • Aragorn I • Araglas • Arahad I • Aragost • Aravorn • Arahad II • Arassuil • Arathorn I • Argonui • Arador • Arathorn II • Aragorn II (Elessar) | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil", manuscript C, The Chieftains of the Dúnedan, 14. Arador, pg. 196
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur", Chieftains, pg. 1038 (entry for Arador)
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I. "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur", Chieftains, entry for Argonui, pg. 1038
- ↑ The Nature of Middle-earth, Part Three: "The World, its Lands, and its Inhabitants: XVII: "Silvan Elves and Silvan Elvish", pg. 366 (note 12)
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: "The Númenórean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", pg. 1050
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur", Chieftains, pg. 1038 (entry for Arathorn II)
- ↑ "Arador" on Eldamo.org
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, pg. 211