Aranarth was the first of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and would have been King of Arnor at the death of his father Arvedui, the last King of Arthedain, had the North Kingdom not fallen. He also was chieftain for longer than any would be after him, ruling for 131 years.
Biography[]
Aranarth was born in TA 1938 to Arvedui and Fíriel. In his youth, the Witch-king of Angmar was at the height of his power and destroyed the Northern Kingdom, overrunning its capital city Fornost. Most of the surviving people, including Aranarth, fled to Lindon, but King Arvedui went north to the Icebay of Forochel. Aranarth urged Círdan to send ships to rescue Arvedui, but this ship never returned. It was later learned that the ship had sunk with Arvedui on board as well as the palantíri of the north.[2]
By right, this made Aranarth now King of Arnor, but since the kingdom was lost he decided not to claim the title. Aranarth rode with the army of Gondor under Eärnur and saw the destruction of Angmar. Aranarth's people became known as the Rangers of the North and he was the first of their Chieftains who dwelt in the wilds of Eriador. In time, their origins were generally forgotten by the remaining people of Eriador.[2]
While the Rangers defended Arnor from the remnants of Angmar's evil, the Wizard Gandalf went to Dol Guldur, and drove out Sauron the Necromancer. Thus began the period known as the Watchful Peace, a time where attacks by the enemy were few and far between. Aranarth's son Arahael was born in Rivendell, and was given a name with the prefix of Ar(a)-, which means King, to signify that by right he would be King of Arnor.
Arahael succeeded his father at his death in TA 2106. Aranarth may have had other children apart from Arahael, considering Dírhael was known to be a descendant of his.
In adaptations[]
A Dúnedain statue fashioned in the likeness of Aranarth appears in the video game The Lord of the Rings Online. It can be found in the region of Bree-land, south of Staddle.
Etymology[]
In Sindarin, Aranarth means "Noble King", from aran ("king") and arth ("noble, exalted").[3]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓራናርጥ |
| Arabic | آرانآرت |
| Assamese | অৰণৰ্থ |
| Armenian | Արանարտհ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Bengali | অরণার্থ |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Catalan | Àranarth |
| Chinese | 亚拉那斯 |
| Georgian | არანართი |
| Greek | Αραναρθ |
| Gujarati | અરણાર્થ |
| Hebrew | אראנארת |
| Hindi | आरनर्थ |
| Japanese | アルナルス |
| Kannada | ಅರಣತ್ |
| Kazakh | Аранарт (Cyrillic) Aranart (Latin) |
| Konkani | अरनार्थ |
| Korean | 아라 난 스 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Malayalam | അരനാർത്ത് |
| Marathi | अनारथ |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Nepalese | आरनर्थ |
| Persian | آرانآرت |
| Punjabi | ਅਰਨਾਰਥ |
| Russian | Аранарт |
| Sanskrit | अरनार्थ |
| Serbian | Аранарт (Cyrillic) Aranart (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | අරනාර්ත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Tamil | அரனார்த் |
| Telugu | అరనార్త్ |
| Thai | าระนะรท |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Аранарт |
| Urdu | ارانارٹہ |
| Uzbek | Аранарт (Cyrillic) Aranart (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַראַנאַרטה |
| Heir of Isildur | ||
| Preceded by Arvedui |
Aranarth | Succeeded by Arahael |
| TA 1975 - TA 2106 | ||
| Chieftain of the Dúnedain | ||
| Preceded by None, Arvedui, the last King of Arthedain |
Aranarth | Succeeded by Arahael |
| TA 1975 - TA 2106 | ||
| Aranarth • Arahael • Aranuir • Aravir • Aragorn I • Araglas • Arahad I • Aragost • Aravorn • Arahad II • Arassuil • Arathorn I • Argonui • Arador • Arathorn II • Aragorn II (Elessar) | |
References[]
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien