Dates

Valandil succeeded Isildur in III 2; the line continued into the Fourth Age

Location

The Heirs were originally Kings of Arnor, and remained in the Northlands after that realm came to an end

Race

Men

Division

Dúnedain

Cultures

Arnor, then Arthedain, and then the Rangers

Family

House of Isildur

Settlements

The capital of Arnor was originally at Annúminas, but was later moved to Fornost

Other names

Isildur's Heir

Title of

Forty named lords of the Dúnedain from Valandil to Aragorn's son Eldarion; the line appears to have continued after Eldarion's time

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Heir of Isildur

Birthright of the leaders of the Northern Dúnedain

Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV

Isildur

Seven further Kings of
Arnor, from Eldacar to
Eärendur

Amlaith
of Fornost

Kings of
Cardolan

Kings of
Rhudaur

Fourteen further Kings of
Arthedain, from Beleg to
Arvedui

Fifteen Chieftains of the
Dúnedain, from Aranarth to
Arathorn II

Aragorn II Elessar

Eldarion

Further
heirs

The title of forty known Lords of the Dúnedain descended in right line from Isildur the son of Elendil, from his son Valandil to Aragorn Elessar, who reunited the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain in Middle-earth.

Kings of Arnor
I	Valandil	Isildur's direct heir, Valandil was a child in Rivendell when his father and three elder brothers were slain. His cousin Meneldil took up the rule of Gondor at this time, and Valandil was later made the King of Arnor.
II	Eldacar
III	Arantar
IV	Tarcil
V	Tarondor
VI	Valandur
VII	Elendur
VIII	Eärendur	After Eärendur's death, Arnor was divided by his sons into three realms: Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur.
Kings of Arthedain
IX	Amlaith	Amlaith of Fornost, the first King of Arthedain, was Eärendur's eldest son and hence the direct Heir of Isildur.
X	Beleg
XI	Mallor
XII	Celepharn
XIII	Celebrindor
XIV	Malvegil
XV	Argeleb I	At this time the Kings of Arthedain pressed a claim to the rule of the entirety of Arnor. For this reason, from Argeleb I onwards, their names took the royal prefix ar(a)-.
XVI	Arveleg I
XVII	Araphor
XVIII	Argeleb II
XIX	Arvegil
XX	Arveleg II
XXI	Araval
XXII	Araphant
XXIII	Arvedui	When King Ondoher of Gondor was lost with both his sons in battle, Arvedui put forward a claim for the throne of the South-kingdom. He failed, and instead of reuiniting the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain, his own land of Arthedain was overrun by Angmar and destroyed.
Chieftains of the Dúnedain
XXIV	Aranarth	Aranarth revenged his father's loss with the aid of a Gondorian army, overthrowing Angmar and driving its Witch-king away into the south. Nonetheless, by Aranarth's time the Northern Dúnedain had dwindled too far to refound a kingdom, and they became a wandering people, secretly protecting the legacy of Isildur.
XXV	Arahael
XXVI	Aranuir
XXVII	Aravir
XXVIII	Aragorn I
XXIX	Araglas
XXX	Arahad I
XXXI	Aragost
XXXII	Aravorn
XXXIII	Arahad II
XXXIV	Arassuil
XXXV	Arathorn I
XXXVI	Argonui
XXXVII	Arador
XXXVIII	Arathorn II
Kings of the West
XXXIX	Aragorn Elessar	A great adventurer, Aragorn travelled widely in the lands of Middle-earth, eventually allying himself with Gandalf and helping to lead the defence against Sauron in the War of the Ring. He was crowned King of the West in Gondor, finally reuniting the lines of the Northern and Southern Dúnedain.
XL	Eldarion	Aragorn's son Eldarion is the last Heir of Isildur whose name is recorded, but it seems that he produced heirs of his own to carry on the line into the Fourth Age.

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Heir of Isildur

Birthright of the leaders of the Northern Dúnedain

Kings of Arnor

Kings of Arthedain

Chieftains of the Dúnedain

Kings of the West

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