Araval was the thirteenth King of Arthedain.[1]
Biography[]
He was the son of Arveleg II and was born into a time of war and strife. At the time of his birth, his father's realm of Arthedain had been under threat from the evil eastern land of Angmar for more than four hundred years.
Araval, too, played his part in the war with Angmar. The Lord of the Rings tells us nothing of his career, but it was hinted that he was a diplomat and a warrior.[1] In alliance with the Elves of Lindon and Rivendell, he won at least one important victory over the Witch-king of Angmar. We are also told that he attempted the recolonization of Cardolan, though this was prevented by the evil beings, the wights, sent there by the Witch-king some two centuries before.
In the end, though, Araval's bravery counted for little. His grandson Arvedui, who was born in Araval's lifetime and just thirteen years after his great victory, was to see the final destruction of the kingdom of Arthedain.
Araval died in TA 1891 after ruling Arthedain for seventy-eight years and was succeeded by his son Araphant.[1]
Etymology[]
The name Araval may mean "Powerful King", from the Sindarin words ar(a) ("king, noble, royal") and bal or balch ("have power").[3]
Earlier names[]
In the earlier version of the legendarium, his name was Arvallen[1] ("Golden King"), from ar(a) and mallen ("gold").[4]
House of Isildur[]
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Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓራቫል |
| Arabic | أرافال |
| Armenian | Արավալ |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Bengali | আরাভাল |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Chinese | 亞拉瓦 |
| Georgian | არავალ |
| Greek | Αραυαλ |
| Gujarati | આરવલ |
| Hebrew | אראבאל |
| Hindi | आरवल |
| Japanese | アラヴァル |
| Kannada | ಅರವಲ್ |
| Kazakh | Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Marathi | आरवल |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Nepalese | आरवल |
| Pashto | آراوال ? |
| Persian | اراوال |
| Russian | Аравал |
| Sanskrit | आरवल् |
| Sinhalese | ආරවල් |
| Serbian | Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin) |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Tamil | ஆரவல் |
| Telugu | ఆరవల |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Аравал |
| Urdu | آراوال |
| Uzbek | Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַראַוואַל |
| King of Arthedain | ||
| Preceded by Arveleg II |
Araval | Succeeded by Araphant |
| TA 1813 - TA 1891 | ||
| 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[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 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 17, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"