Arthedain was one of three Edain realms born in the schism of Arnor, in the Third Age.
History
Fornost, Arthedain's capital city
During the reign of King Eärendur of Arnor, his sons were in an open discord that erupted into civil war after Eärendur's death in TA 861. Amlaith, true heir to the throne of Arnor, was opposed by his two brothers. Unable to resolve the situation, he was reduced to ruling the region of Arthedain, which consisted approximately of the lands west of the Brandywine River and north of the Great East Road. (His brothers created the kingdoms of Cardolan and Rhudaur to the south.)
The kingdom's capital was at Fornost, and Bree was one of its most important towns. Annúminas was in the territory of Arthedain, but mostly abandoned and falling into ruin.
In TA 1300 the kingdom of Angmar appeared at Arthedain's north-eastern border. Its King was the chief of the Ringwraiths, although this was not known to the Dúnedain. When this new threat came Cardolan placed itself under the suzerainty of Arthedain, which then began to call itself Arnor again. Cardolan repeatedly sent aid to Arthedain when needed but by TA 1409 Cardolan and Rhudaur were conquered by Angmar.
Arthedain kept up the resistance against Angmar for over 500 years but in TA 1974 Arthedain was overrun and Fornost fell into the hands of Angmar. It fell just one year too soon for help was underway from Gondor under the lead of Eärnur. This army reached Arthedain in TA 1975 and destroyed Angmar at the Battle of Fornost.
Its last king, Arvedui, drowned just before the battle was fought. The kings of Arthedain were also the lords of the Shire, and the Shire would later choose the Thain to replace the kings.
The son of Arvedui, Aranarth, decided not to rebuild the kingdom, and so became the first Chieftain of the Dúnedain. From him Aragorn was descended.[1]
People
The Arthedain (Sindarin for Edain of the Realm) were the Dúnedain of the old Kingdom of Arthedain.They were the purest-blooded descendants of the Númenóreans among the Dúnedain of Arnor. Arthedain also came to an end and its lands remained mostly empty (except for the Shire) and its people became Rangers. Rangers of the North, or simply the Rangers, were the northern wandering people of Eriador, the last remnant of the Dúnedain of Arnor
Etymology
Arthedain was a Sindarin word that meant 'Realm of the Edain'.[1] Arthedain(people)
were the Dúnedain of the old Kingdom of Arthedain.They were the most pure blooded descendants of the Númenóreans among the Dúnedain of the north.
Other mannish peoples of the kingdom of Arthedain included:
- the Forodrim or eriadorian Northmen of the northern marches
- the Breelanders
- the Rivermen of Númeriador and the Baranduin
- the Lossoth, sometimes temporarily encamped in the northern borders to the ice bay of Forochel. However, they mostly inhabited the far northern Cape of Forochel, beyond the boundaries of any nation.
See also
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዓርትሀዳኢን |
| Arabic | أرثيداين |
| Armenian | Արթէդայն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Артедайн |
| Bengali | আর্থেদ্ঐন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Артедаин |
| Chinese | 阿塞丹 |
| Georgian | ართჰედაინ |
| Greek | Αρθεδαιν |
| Gujarati | આર્થેદ્ઐન |
| Hebrew | ארתהידאין |
| Hindi | आर्थेद्ऐन |
| Japanese | アルセダイン |
| Kannada | ಆರ್ಥೆಡೆನ್ |
| Kazakh | Артедаін (Cyrillic) Artedain (Latin) |
| Korean | 아르세다인 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Артэдаин |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Артедаин |
| Marathi | आर्टहेडेन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Артедаин |
| Nepalese | आर्थेद्ऐन |
| Russian | Артэдайн |
| Persian | ارتههداین |
| Sanskrit | आर्थेद्ऐन् |
| Serbian | Артедаин (Cyrillic) Artedain (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ආර්ථෙද්ඓන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Артедаин |
| Tamil | ஆர்த்ஹெத்ஐந் |
| Telugu | ఆర్థెదైన |
| Thai | ? |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Артедайн |
| Urdu | ارٹہیداان |
| Uzbek | Артедаин (Cyrillic) Artedain (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַרטהעדאַין |
| Amon Ereb • Forest of Brethil • Dor-lómin • Eriador • Estolad • Ladros | |
| Arnor • Dunland • Gondor • Haradwaith • Númenor • Rhûn • Umbar | |
| Arnor (later split into Arthedain, Cardolan, and Rhudaur) • Rohan • Dale • Dunland • Lake-town (later part of the kingdom of Dale) • Gondor • Haradwaith • Khand • Rhovanion • Rhûn • Umbar • Vales of Anduin | |
| Dale • Haradwaith • Núrn • Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor • Rohan • Rhûn • Khand • Eriador • Vales of Anduin | |