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==Portrayal in adaptations== | |||
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':''' | |||
:Aranarth is a Dúnadan based in Fornost, famous for his tracking abilities and described as a man "who leaves no footprints".<ref>{{ICE|2005}}</ref> | |||
'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':''' | |||
:Aranarth appears only marginally in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king|The Rise of the Witch-king]]'': after Fornost has fallen and Arvedui is slain, the last level's introduction explains that [[Eärnur]], [[Elrond]], [[Glorfindel]] and Aranarth have come to wage war against Angmar, but unlike the other three, Aranarth is no playable hero in the next level. | |||
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Biographical Information | |
Position | Chieftain of the Dúnedain |
Rule | T.A. 1975 - T.A. 2106 |
Death | T.A. 2106 |
Family | |
Parentage | Arvedui, Fíriel |
Children | Arahael |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Aranarth |
Aranarth (died T.A. 2106) was the first of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and would have been the sixteenth King of Arthedain had Angmar not destroyed the realm.
History
Aranarth was the son of Fíriel (the daughter of King Ondoher of Gondor), and of Arvedui, son of King Araphant of Arthedain. When he was only young, the Witch-king of Angmar destroyed the Northern Kingdom, over-runing Fornost, and forcing the remants of the Dúnedain over the Lune into Lindon.[1]
Aranarth went to Círdan for aid as he knew his father had been forced north to the Icebay of Forochel, so Círdan sent a ship to rescue him. However, the hull of the ship was broken on the ice and all the passengers were killed (including Arvedui) and two palantíri lost.[1]
As the heir of Arvedui, this made Aranarth the King of Arthedain (and nominally the claimed title of King of Arnor), but he did not claim this title as the kingdom had been destroyed. He instead claimed the title of Chieftain of the Dúnedain, and with the remnants of the Dúnedain rode with Eärnur of Gondor to destroy the kingdom of Angmar.[1]
Aranarth's people became known as the Rangers of the North, a wandering people little remembered and whose deeds were seldom recorded. Due to the destruction of Angmar, and the Watchful Peace, which followed after Wizard Gandalf drove Sauron out of Dol Guldur, there was little evil in Arnor and attacks by the enemy were few and far between.
The Chieftains after Aranarth continued to take the kingly prefix of ar(a)-, to signify their royal heritage and their right to rule Arnor. When the line of Anárion failed, the Chieftains considered themselves the heirs of Anárion through their ancestor Fíriel; none of the Chieftains ever forgot Arvedui's claim to the throne.[2]
Aranarth's son Arahael was born and raised in Rivendell, as were all the sons of chieftains after him; and Elrond kept in his keeping the heirlooms of their house: the Ring of Barahir, the shards of Narsil, the Star of Elendil, and the Sceptre of Annúminas.[3]
Aranarth died in 2106, after ruling for 131 years - longer than any other chieftain.[4]
Etymology
Aranarth's name is Sindarin and means "Noble King", coming from aran meaning "king", and arth meaning "noble, loftly".[5]
Other versions of the legendarium
Early drafts of Appendix A list Aranarth's date of birth as T.A. 1938,[6] but in the Tale of Years, his parents' wedding year is given T.A. 1940.[3]
Genealogy
Elendil | |||||||||||||||||||||
Isildur | Anárion | ||||||||||||||||||||
Kings of Arnor | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kings of Gondor | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kings of Arthedain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arvedui | Fíriel | ||||||||||||||||||||
ARANARTH | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arahael | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chieftains of the Dúnedain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Arathorn II | Gilraen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Aragorn II | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations
1982-97: Middle-earth Role Playing:
- Aranarth is a Dúnadan based in Fornost, famous for his tracking abilities and described as a man "who leaves no footprints".[7]
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- Aranarth appears only marginally in The Rise of the Witch-king: after Fornost has fallen and Arvedui is slain, the last level's introduction explains that Eärnur, Elrond, Glorfindel and Aranarth have come to wage war against Angmar, but unlike the other three, Aranarth is no playable hero in the next level.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VIII. The Tale of Years of the Third Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ Wesley J. Frank, et al. (1994), Arnor: The Realm (#2005)
Aranarth House of Aranarth Continuation of the senior branch of the House of Isildur | ||
Preceded by: Arvedui | Heir of Isildur T.A. 1975 – T.A. 2106 | Followed by: Arahael |
None New title | Head of the House of Aranarth T.A. 1975 – T.A. 2106 | Followed by: Arahael |
None New title | Chieftain of the Dúnedain T.A. 1975 – T.A. 2106 | Followed by: Arahael |