Post by Móreadhiel on Jan 16, 2007 14:22:26 GMT -5
Arathorn I
Twelfth Chieftain of the Dunedain. Arathorn, son of Arassuil, was born in 2693. He succeeded his father as Chieftain of the Dunedain in 2784. Arathorn I died in 2848. His name in "The Northern Line - Heirs of Isildur" in Appendix A of The Lord or the Rings is marked with a dagger, indicating a premature or violent death, but the circumstances are not recorded. He was succeeded by his son Argonui.
Etymology:
Arathorn means "king-eagle." The element ara is derived from aran meaning "king." The element þorono or thorono means "eagle."
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "Annals of the Kings and Rulers," p. 313, "The Realms in Exile: The Northern Line - Heirs of Isildur," p. 318
Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #347 (meaning of Arathorn)
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 196
Twelfth Chieftain of the Dunedain. Arathorn, son of Arassuil, was born in 2693. He succeeded his father as Chieftain of the Dunedain in 2784. Arathorn I died in 2848. His name in "The Northern Line - Heirs of Isildur" in Appendix A of The Lord or the Rings is marked with a dagger, indicating a premature or violent death, but the circumstances are not recorded. He was succeeded by his son Argonui.
Etymology:
Arathorn means "king-eagle." The element ara is derived from aran meaning "king." The element þorono or thorono means "eagle."
Sources:
Appendix A of LotR: "Annals of the Kings and Rulers," p. 313, "The Realms in Exile: The Northern Line - Heirs of Isildur," p. 318
Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: Letter #347 (meaning of Arathorn)
The History of Middle-earth, vol. XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth: "The Heirs of Elendil," p. 196
