Aratan

Aratan was the second son of Isildur.

Biography Edit

Aratan did not take part in the invasion of Mordor or the Siege of Barad-dûr. Instead, his father sent he and his brother Ciryon to Minas Ithil with a force in case Sauron should break or escape the siege through Cirith Dúath, and assail the Dúnedain before he was yet defeated.^[3] He like his brothers Elendur and Ciryon, were slain at the Gladden Fields.^[4][2][5]

Etymology Edit

Aratan translates from the High-Elven tongue (Quenya) into the Common Speech as "Royal Man". The second element in the name, atan, is the root of Atani, the ancient, Quenyan word referring to the whole race of Man.

See also Edit

• Valandil, the other son, the King of Arnor after Isildur.

Earlier versions of the legendarium Edit

The forerunning name for the character Aratan was Eärnur.^[6]

Translations around the World Edit

House of IsildurEdit

References Edit

1. ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
3. ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", Notes
4. ↑ The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age
5. ↑ Unfinished Tales, Part Three: The Third Age, I: "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"
6. ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, Index