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Hyarmendacil I

2011-04-08T20:18:01Z

Dragon13: minor edit to show actual length of reign since someone had it as 38 years when in fact this king ruled for 134 years bringing Gondor to the full height of its power and splendor!

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'''Hyarmendacil I''', born '''Ciryaher''', was the fifteenth [[King of Gondor]].

==History==
Hyarmendacil was the last of the [[Ship-kings]], and his reign brought [[Gondor]] to its greatest extent and power.

The [[Haven of Umbar]], to the far south of Gondor, had been captured by Ciryaher's grandfather [[Eärnil I]], but had since proved difficult to hold. Ciryaher's father [[Ciryandil]] was slain during a siege of the Haven by the [[Haradrim]]. Ciryaher began his reign reorganizing Gondor's armies and in 1050 he openly declared war on and conquered the men of Harad. After this victory he took the name ''Hyarmendacil'', meaning "South-victor".

For the rest of Hyarmendacil's one hundred and thirty-four year reign Gondor was at peace; the passes of [[Mordor]] were well gaurded, and no one dared contest his power.

He was succeeded by his lazy son [[Atanatar II|Atanatar II Alcarin]].

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Thrór

2010-11-08T20:19:19Z

Dragon13:

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| life=[[Third Age 2542]] - [[Third Age 2790]], lived 248 years
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| parentage=[[Dáin I]]
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'''Thrór''' ([[Third Age]] 2542 – 2790, lived 248 years) was King of [[Durin's folk]] for 201 years, from 2589 to 2790. He was the eldest son of [[Dáin I]], and with his younger brother [[Grór]] he led his people away from the [[Grey Mountains]] after a great [[Cold-drakes|Cold-drake]] killed both his father and brother [[Frór]]. Thrór led some of the [[Dwarves]] back to [[Lonely Mountain]], where he became [[King under the Mountain]]. While Grór continued west with the a great following of Durin's folk to the [[Iron Hills]], where he founded his own [[Dwarves of the Iron Hills|realm]].

==History==
=== King under the Mountain ===

At Erebor, Thrór and his people were very prosperous. Gaining the friendship of the [[Northmen]] who lived along the river [[Celduin]]. These people later founded the town of [[Dale]] and had much trade of goods, beautiful trinkets, and weapons with the Dwarves. The [[Dwarves of Erebor | Ereborians]] also had much traffic of ores with their kinsman in the Iron Hills. And the region had peace and prosperity for many years.

In 2770 though their prosperity ended. The Dragon [[Smaug]] heard of the wealth of Thrór and his people. And he came south from the [[Ered Mithrin]] and sacked the Lonely Mountain, killing many Dwarves. But from the destruction many escaped last of them being Thrór and his son Thráin from the hidden [[Side Door]]. So with a small company of kin and faithful followers they made the great wandering south, until they reached the hills of [[Dunland]].

On a [[Midyear's Day]], Thrór created his [[Thrór's Map|map]] of the Desolation. With [[Angerthas Erebor|runes]] he wrote information about entering Erebor from a secret way. He used [[Moon-letters]] for this.

=== Dunland, and the journey to Moria ===
In Dunland, his people tried to make a living, but twenty years after the [[Sack of Erebor]] despondent and homeless, Thrór left his people and went north with a single companion, [[Nár (companion of Thrór)|Nár]], but not before giving his son [[Thráin II]] his [[Ring of Thrór|Ring of Power]], along with the [[Thrór's Map|map]] and key to the Lonely Mountain. Thrór wished to see the fabled city of his ancestors, [[Khazad-dûm]].

Eventally they made it over the [[Redhorn Pass]] down into [[Azanulbizar]] the Dimrill Dale. And when Thrór came to the [[East-gate]] of Moria he found it open. Nár begged him to beware, but he took no heed of him, and walked through the gates as the heir who had returned. But he did not come back.

===Death===
Nár stayed nearby for many days in hiding until he saw Thrór's body flung down the steps; his head was severed and lay face downward on the ground. As he knelt there, and saw branded across his forehead in [[Angerthas Moria|Dwarvish runes]] the name [[Azog | AZOG]].

The Orc then through a small purse of silver coins at him, calling him a beggar. Weeping, Nár fled weeping as he went down the [[Silverlode]], while Orcs emergd and hacking Thrór's body into pieces and throwing them to the crows.

=== Aftermath ===

When Nár told Thráin what had happened, he declared war on the Orcs and called all the [[Seven Houses of the Dwarves | Seven Houses]] together for vengeance.
Nine years later at the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]], the climax of the [[War of the Dwarves and Orcs]] the Thrór was avenged, and Thráin took the Azog's severed head and shoved the purse of coins into his mouth then set it on a stake.

== Genealogy ==
[[Dáin I]]
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'''THRÓR''' [[Frór]] [[Grór]]
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[[Thráin II]] [[Náin son of Grór|Náin]]

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|next=Abandoned for 170 years until [[Thorin II Oakenshield]]
|list=3rd [[King under the Mountain]] [[Third Age 2589]] – [[Third Age 2790|2790]]
}}

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White Tree of Gondor

2010-11-05T21:09:44Z

Dragon13: /* Third White Tree */

{{expansion}}
{{sources}}{{disambig-more|White Tree|[[White Tree (disambiguation)]]}}
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| name=White Tree
| othernames=White Tree of Minas Tirith
| derivation=
| family=Trees of [[Galathilion]]'s line
| location=[[Minas Tirith]]
| appearance=A white tree (with blossoms)
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The '''White Tree of Gondor''' stood as a symbol of [[Gondor]] in the [[Court of the Fountain (Minas Tirith)|Court of the Fountain]] in [[Minas Tirith]] (as well as [[Minas Ithil]]).
The White Tree also appears as a motif upon Gondor's flag.

== History ==

=== First White Tree ===
The first White Tree of Gondor came from a fruit that [[Isildur]], at great personal risk, managed to steal from [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]] the Fair, the White Tree of [[Númenor]], before that one was destroyed at [[Sauron]]'s insistence. He suffered many wounds at this mission, and he came near death, but when the first leaf opened in the spring, Isildur was healed of his wounds.

This sapling was brought to Middle-earth on Isildur's ship, and it was eventually planted in [[Minas Ithil]] before the house of Isildur. But when Sauron returned to Middle-earth, he launched a sudden attack that captured Minas Ithil, and he destroyed the White Tree. Isildur escaped taking with him again a sapling.

=== Second White Tree ===
In the Year 2 of the [[Third Age]], Isildur planted the seedling of the White Tree in [[Minas Anor]].

This White Tree lasted until [[Third Age|T. A.]] 1636, when the [[Great Plague]] hits [[Gondor]], killing among many others King [[Telemnar]] and his children.

=== Third White Tree ===
A third sapling was planted in [[Third Age|T. A.]] 1640 by King [[Tarondor (King of Gondor)|Tarondor]]. This one lasted until the year 2872 and the death of the [[Stewards of Gondor|Ruling Steward]] [[Belecthor II]].

At this time no seedling of the tree could be found. As a result it was left standing after its death.

=== Fourth White Tree ===
When [[Aragorn]] became king he discovered (with [[Gandalf]]'s help) a sapling of the White Tree upon the slopes of [[Mindolluin]], high above the city, which he reverently planted in its place. The dead tree was removed from the court but was placed in the [[Rath Dínen|Tombs of the Kings]] with all the honour that would normally be accorded a fallen monarch. In June of [[Third Age|T. A.]] 3019 the sapling bloomed.

== Genealogy ==
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== Adaptations ==
'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''
:The film shows the previously dead tree flowering again during the Siege of Gondor and the imminent arrival of Aragorn on the Black Ships.

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Tarcil

2010-11-04T16:24:08Z

Dragon13: changed the death of Arantar to 435 instead 425 since he lived till that date see appendixes.

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'''Tarcil''' ([[Third Age|T.A.]] 260 – 515, aged 235 years) was the sixth king of [[Arnor]], succeeded his father, [[Arantar]], when he died in 435. Tarcil was great-great-grandson of [[Isildur]].

Tarcil ruled uneventfully for eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], upon his death in 515.

== Genealogy ==
[[Isildur]]
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[[Arantar]]
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'''TARCIL'''
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[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]]
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[[Valandur]]

== Etymology ==
The name Tarcil (also spelt [[Tarkil]]) also appears in [[The History of The Lord of the Rings]] as another nickname for [[Aragorn]]: its meaning is apparently "[[High Man]]", a synonym for [[Dúnedain|Dúnadan]]. The [[Orkish]] term "[[tarks|tark]]" for a Dúnadan is without doubt derived from this.

==Titles==
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|next=[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]]
|list=6th [[King of Arnor]] <code>III</code> 435 - 515
|}}{{northernline}}

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[[Category:House of Isildur]]
[[Category:Rulers of Arnor]]
[[Category:Quenya nouns]]
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Valandil (King of Arnor)

2010-11-04T16:19:30Z

Dragon13: changed word of to or since Valandil ruled longer than any other king in the north or south kingdom 239 years.

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'''Valandil''' ([[Second Age|S.E.]] 3430 – [[Third Age|T.A.]] 249, died aged 260 years) was the third [[Kings of Arnor|King of Arnor]], succeed his father, [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] [[Isildur]], when he was killed in the [[Battle of the Gladden Fields]] in T.A. 2.

Valandil was the youngest of the four sons of Isildur, but because the other three were also killed in the Battle of Gladden Fields, it was Valandil who inherited the kingship. Valandil was only a child at the time of the [[War of the Last Alliance|Last Alliance]], so he didn't go to battle, but remained in [[Rivendell]].

Before he was slain, Isildur divided the lineages of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]]. While he had been High King of both realms, his nephew [[Meneldil]] would become [[Kings of Gondor|King of Gondor]] and his sons would rule Arnor. With the death of his father and brothers, Valandil became heir to the throne of Arnor. However, Valandil was only 13 years old, and would wait until he was 21 to become the king.

He ruled longer than any other king in the North or South kingdom - 239 years. When he died in 249, he was succeeded by his son, [[Eldacar (King of Arnor)|Eldacar]].

== Genealogy ==
[[Elendil]]
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[[Isildur]] [[Anárion]]
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[[Elendur (son of Isildur)|Elendur]] [[Aratan]] [[Ciryon]] '''VALANDIL'''
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[[Eldacar (King of Arnor)|Eldacar]]

==Etymology==
Valandil's name is [[Quenya]] for "Devoted to the Valar", from ''[[Valar]]'', and the suffix ''[[-ndil]]'', meaning "devoted to, servant of". It was likely he was named after his ancester [[Valandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Valandil]], the first [[Lords of Andúnië|Lord of Andúnië]].

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|next=[[Eldacar (King of Arnor)|Eldacar]]
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King of Arnor

2010-11-02T19:56:38Z

Dragon13: Corrected timeline and the correct reigns of the Kings of Arnor. Some are confusing birth dates as the start of some of the kings rule.

This is a list of '''Kings of [[Arnor]]'''.

The Kings of Arnor, as decendants of [[Amandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Amandil]], claimed descent from the [[:Category:Lords of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]], and from there to the [[Kings of Númenor]].

# [[Elendil]], son of [[Amandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Amandil]]. He reigned from [[Second Age]] 3320 – 3441
# [[Isildur]] reigned Second Age 3441 – [[Third Age]] 2Elendil and Isildur were Kings of [[Gondor]] as well as Arnor, but after Isildur the realms was split.
# [[Valandil (King of Arnor)|Valandil]] reigned Third Age 2 – 249
# [[Eldacar (King of Arnor)|Eldacar]] reigned 249 – 339
# [[Arantar]] reigned 339 – 435
# [[Tarcil]] reigned 435 – 515
# [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]] reigned 515 – 602
# [[Valandur]] reigned 602 – 652
# [[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]] reigned 652 – 777
# [[Eärendur (King of Arnor)|Eärendur]] reigned 777 – 861, last King of ArnorAfter Eärendur the realm of [[Arnor]] was split between his three sons, founding the realms of [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]: the elder line of Kings continued with the '''Kings of Arthedain'''.In Third Age 1349 the descedants of Eärendur had died out in Cardolan and Rhudaur, and [[Argeleb I]] of Arthedain again claimed the title '''King of Arnor'''. The Kings of Arthedain were then added to the elder list of Kings. Argeleb, 7th King of Arthedain, is thus referred to as the 17th of the Kings of Arnor, and Arvedui was the 25th and last King of the Northern Line. The list of Kings of Arthedain follows here:
# [[Amlaith]], eldest son of [[Eärendur (King of Arnor)|Eärendur]], tenth King of [[Arnor]]. Reigned [[Third Age]] 861 – 946
# [[Beleg (King of Arthedain)|Beleg]] reigned 946 – 1029
# [[Mallor]] reigned 1029 – 1110
# [[Celepharn]] reigned 1110 – 1191
# [[Celebrindor]] reigned 1191 – 1272
# [[Malvegil]] reigned 1272 – 1349
# [[Argeleb I]] reigned 1349 – 1356
# [[Arveleg I]] reigned 1356 – 1409
# [[Araphor]] reigned 1409 – 1589
# [[Argeleb II]] reigned 1589 – 1670
# [[Arvegil]] reigned 1670 – 1743
# [[Arveleg II]] reigned 1743 – 1813
# [[Araval]] reigned 1813 – 1891
# [[Araphant]] reigned 1891 – 1964
# [[Arvedui]] reigned 1964 – 1975, Last King of the North Kingdom.

After Arvedui the North Kingdom was no more, and the line of Kings continued in the [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain]], the Rangers of the North.

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Valandur

2010-11-02T19:52:01Z

Dragon13: corrected timeline when Valadur became king not in 462 his birth year but 602 the year of his father's death Tarondor.

{{royalty infobox
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|}}'''Valandur'' was the eighth [[King of Arnor]], a direct descendant in right line of [[Elendil]] and [[Isildur]], who succeeded his father, [[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]], to the throne in 602.

Of his reign we know almost nothing, except that he suffered a violent but mysterious death after a rule of fifty years. He was succeeded by his son, [[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]], upon his death in 652.

==Genealogy==
[[Isildur]]
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:
:
[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]]
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'''VALANDUR'''
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[[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]]
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[[Eärendur (King of Arnor)|Eärendur]]

==Etymology==
Valandur's name is [[Quenya]] for "Servant of the Valar" from ''[[Valar]]'', and the suffix ''[[dur|-dur]]'' meaning "servant of, devoted to".

==Titles==
{{Sequence
|prev=[[Tarondor (King of Arnor)|Tarondor]]
|next=[[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]]
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Eärendur (King of Arnor)

2010-11-02T19:49:27Z

Dragon13: minor change due to that the kings of Rhudaur and Cardolan failed not Arthedain.

{{disambig-more|Eärendur|[[Eärendur (disambiguation)]]}}
{{royalty infobox
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|}}'''Eärendur''' ([[Quenya|Q]] "sea-servant", pron. {{IPA|[ˌe.aˈrendur]}}; [[Third Age|T.A.]] 640 - 861, died aged 221) was the son of [[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]], and succeeded his father on his death in T.A. 777. Eärendur's rule was uneventful (as far as we know), but he was the tenth and last [[King of Arnor]] due to dissention amongst his sons.

After his death in 861, probably due to jealousy on the part of the two younger sons, his three sons split [[Arnor]] into three separate kingdoms: [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]].

His eldest son and rightful heir, [[Amlaith]] of [[Fornost]], became the first King of [[Arthedain]], and it was through Amlaith and his heirs that the line of Isildur endured whilst the line of kings of Rhudaur and Cardolan failed - [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] was a direct descendent of Amlaith, and it wasn't until [[Aragorn]] became king that Arnor was finally reunified.

== Genealogy ==
[[Isildur]]
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:
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[[Elendur (King of Arnor)|Elendur]]
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'''EÄRENDUR'''
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______________|__________________
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[[Amlaith]] Kings of [[Cardolan]] Kings of [[Rhudaur]]
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Kings of [[Arthedain]]

== Etymology==
Eärendur is a [[Quenya]] name meaning "Servant of the Sea", and is a combination of the word ''[[Eär|ëar]]'' meaning "sea", and the suffix ''[[Ndur|-ndur]]'' meaning "devotion to, friend of". It is unlikely that Eärendur himself was devoted to the sea: it is more likely that he was named after one of the two previous [[Eärendur (disambiguation)|Eärendur]]s.

==Titles==
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|next=Realm Extinct [[Amlaith]] of [[Arthedain]]
|list=10th [[King of Arnor]] <code>III</code> 777 - 861
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[[Category:Rulers of Arnor]]
[[de:Earendur (König von Arnor)]]
[[fr:encyclo:personnages:hommes:3a:dunedain:dunedain_du_nord:earendur]]
[[fi:Eärendur (Arnorin kuningas)]]

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2009-06-02T16:10:04Z

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