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AranarthFirst of the Chieftains of the DúnedainThe elder son of King Arvedui of Arthedain, who would have become King himself in turn, if not for the destruction his father's Kingdom by the Witch-king of Angmar. When Aranarth was still a young man by the reckoning of his people, the Witch-king's armies swept into Arthedain and overran it. Fornost was taken, but the King and his son escaped. Arvedui fled into the north, but Aranarth, like most of his people, escaped westwards across the river Lhûn into Lindon. At Aranarth's urging, Círdan sent a ship into the north to recover his father the King, but it never returned. It was later learned that the ship had succeeded in rescuing Arvedui, but had been lost with him aboard in the icy northern seas. So Aranarth inherited the leadership of the scattered and diminished northern Dúnedain, but he took the title Chieftain, rather than King, since his father's realm was lost. The Dúnedain were to have their revenge soon after, though, with the arrival of the Gondorian prince and general Eärnur, the son and heir of Eärnil II. He sailed into Lindon, and then marched eastwards to rout the armies of Angmar. Of Aranarth's activities during this campaign we know nothing, but all available evidence suggests that he was in Lindon when Eärnur arrived there, and so it seems very likely that he marched with Eärnur's forces and saw the defeat of his ancient enemy with his own eyes. Two years after his father's death, Aranarth took the title of Chieftain of the Dúnedain, a title he held for 130 years. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Arahael. Notes
See also...Arador, Araglas, Arahael, Aranuir, Arvedui Last-king, Chieftain of the Dúnedain, Chieftain of the North, Dírhael, Fornost Erain, Heir of Elendil, Heir of Isildur, House of Elendil, Isildur’s Heir, King of Arthedain, Northern Line, [See the full list...] For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2001, 2008, 2012. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job. |