List of kings of Arnor

This is a list of High Kings of Arnor from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.

High Kings of Arnor

The High Kings of Arnor claimed descent from the Lords of Andúnië through Amandil, and from there to Silmariën and the Kings of Númenor. Elendil and Isildur were the High Kings of Gondor and Arnor, but after Isildur's reign the realms were split although the Northern line continued to use the title of High King of Arnor.

  1. Elendil, son of Amandil. He reigned from S.A. 3320–3441
  2. Isildur reigned S.A. 3441–T.A. 2
  3. Valandil r. T.A. 2–249
  4. Eldacar r. 249–339
  5. Arantar r. 339–435
  6. Tarcil r. 435–515
  7. Tarondor r. 515–602
  8. Valandur r. 602–652
  9. Elendur r. 652–777
  10. Eärendur r. 777–861, last High King of Arnor.

Kings of Arthedain

After 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. By T.A. 1349 the descendants of Eärendur had died out in Cardolan and Rhudaur, and Argeleb I of Arthedain again claimed the lordship of all Arnor, though this was contested by Rhudaur, which had fallen under the control of an evil lord of the Hillmen, in league with Angmar. 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.

  1. Amlaith, eldest son of Eärendur, tenth King of Arnor. Reigned T.A. 861–T.A. 946
  2. Beleg reigned 946–1029
  3. Mallor r. 1029–1110
  4. Celepharn r. 1110–1191
  5. Celebrindor r. 1191–1272
  6. Malvegil r. 1272–1349
  7. Argeleb I r. 1349–1356
  8. Arveleg I r. 1356–1409
  9. Araphor r. 1409–1589
  10. Argeleb II r. 1589–1670
  11. Arvegil r. 1670–1743
  12. Arveleg II r. 1743–1813
  13. Araval r. 1813–1891
  14. Araphant r. 1891–1964
  15. Arvedui r. 1964–1975, Last King of the North Kingdom.

Kings of the Reunited Kingdom

In the early Fourth Age, following the War of the Ring, Arnor was revived as a part of the Reunited Kingdom and came under the rulership of the Kings of the Reunited Kingdom.

  1. Elessar r. T.A. 3019 – F.A.120, was the first king of the Reunited Kingdom
  2. Eldarion r. F.A. 120–?

Adaptations

Argeleb I and Arveleg I appear in the real time strategy game The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king. Argeleb sought to end the progress of the Witch-king of Angmar and assaulted his small outpost in Rhudaur but was slain. Arveleg was defending Amon Sûl when it was attacked by the Witch-king. He took its palantír with him to a small outpost, pursued by the Nazgûl Morgomir. He sacrifices himself and the palantír so that it can never be used for the Witch-king's purpose.

Multiple references are made to the kings of both Arnor and Arthedain in The Lord of the Rings Online. In the in-game region of Evendim, players can explore an area called Men Erain to the east of the city of Annúminas that contains the tombs of all High-Kings of Arnor from Elendil to Eärendur. An important story driven instance takes place in the tomb of Elendil, as well as another that occurs in the tomb of the third king Valandil. In the region of Forochel, players also encounter the ghost of the long dead King Arvedui who plays an important role in the games epic story-line quests.

Games Workshop also produced a model of Arvedui for The Lord of the Rings: Strategy Battle Game supplement entitled The Ruin of Arnor.

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