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<div>{{arnorian<br />
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| name=Araval<br />
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| position=[[King of Arthedain]]<br />
| birth={{TA|1711}}<br />
| rule={{TA|1813}} - {{TA|1891|n}}<br />
| death={{TA|1891}}, aged 180 years<br />
| gender=Male<br />
| parentage=[[Arveleg II]]<br />
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| children=[[Araphant]]<br />
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'''Araval''' ({{TA|1711}} - {{TA|1891|n}},<ref name=North>{{App|North}}</ref> died aged 180) was thirteenth king of [[Arthedain]], coming to the throne in 1813 after the death of his father, [[Arveleg II]].<ref name=Elendil>{{PM|Elendil}}, pp. 195, 209-210</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
When Araval came to the throne Arthedain had been at war with [[Angmar]] for 400 years, and the [[Dúnedain]] had achieved very little in preventing the power of this old enemy from spreading. <br />
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Araval, in coalition with the [[Elves]] of [[Lindon]] and [[Rivendell]], went to battle with the forces of Angmar in {{TA|1851}} and returned victorious. After this victory, Araval attempted to re-occupy [[Cardolan]], but the "evil [[wights]]" (likely referring to the [[Barrow-wights]]) terrified anyone who attempted to dwell there.<ref name=Elendil/><br />
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Unfortunately, Araval's victory was of no avail in the long term: under [[Araphant]], Araval's son, Angmar recovered and continued its attacks on Arnor; and under [[Arvedui]], Araval's grandson, Angmar finally defeated Arthedain, laying Arnor to waste and scattering the remnants of the Dúnedain.<br />
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Araval ruled Arthedain for seventy-eight years, and was succeeded by his son [[Araphant]] upon his death in 1891.<ref name=Elendil/><ref name=North/><br />
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== Etymology ==<br />
There are two suggested etymologies for Araval's name:<br />
#[[Sindarin]] for "Lord of Power" from ''[[Ara|ara-]]'' meaning "royal, king", and ''[[balan|bal]]'' meaning "power".<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]''</ref><br />
#Sindarin for "Golden King"<ref>[[Jim Allan]], ''[[An Introduction to Elvish]]'', p. 72</ref> or "King of Gold"<ref>[[David Salo]], [[Elfling]] message [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/30680 30680 (20 November 2004)] and [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/elfling/message/30687 30687 (20 November 2004)]; the guess is supported by noting the similarity with ''[[Argeleb]]'', "Lord of Silver"</ref> from ''[[Ara|ara-]]'' meaning "royal, king", and ''mal'' meaning "gold".<br />
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In both cases, ''b'' and ''m'' are [[Lenition|lenited]] to ''v''.<br />
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Considering his [[#Other versions of the legendarium|earlier name]] ''Arvallen'' (''[[mallen]]'', "golden"), the second interpretation is more likely.<br />
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== Other versions of the legendarium ==<br />
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In another manuscript, Araval is said to have driven the evil wights north. An early name for Araval was ''Arvallen''.<ref name=Elendil/><br />
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== Genealogy ==<br />
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{{familytree | |ISI| | ISI=[[Isildur]]}}<br />
{{familytree | | |:| |}}<br />
{{familytree | | |:| |}}<br />
{{familytree | |ARV| | ARV= [[Arveleg II]]}}<br />
{{familytree | | |!| |}}<br />
{{familytree | |ARA| | ARA='''ARAVAL'''}}<br />
{{familytree | | |!| |}}<br />
{{familytree | |ARA| | ARA=[[Araphant]]}}<br />
{{familytree | | |!| |}}<br />
{{familytree | |ARA| | ARA=[[Arvedui]]}}<br />
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|prev=[[Arveleg II]]<br />
|next=[[Araphant]]<br />
|list=13th [[Kings of Arnor|King of Arthedain]]<br>{{TA|1813}} - {{TA|1891|n}}<br />
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