Chieftain of the Dúnedain, also called Lord of the Dúnedain,[1] was a title taken by the Heirs of Isildur after the loss of the Kingdom of Arthedain; sixteen lords of Men, from Aranarth (elder son of Arvedui, last King of Arthedain) to Aragorn II Elessar. The title was hereditary.
History[]
The title was created following the final destruction of Arthedain in TA 1974 by the Witch-king of Angmar. The heir to the throne of Arthedain, Aranarth son of Arvedui, chose in TA 1976 not to claim the kingship, and instead ruled the remnants of his people as Chieftain.[2] The Chieftains were raised in Rivendell, where the heirlooms of the House of Isildur were also kept.
They were descendants of Isildur through the Kings of Arthedain[3] and Anárion through Fíriel.[1] The Chieftains continued to take the prefix of ar(a)-, meaning 'kingly', to signify their royal heritage and their right to rule Arnor. When the House of Anárion failed, the Chieftains considered themselves the heirs of Anárion through their ancestor Fíriel; as such they regarded themselves as the rightful heirs to the thrones of both Arnor and Gondor.[4]
The Dúnedain of Arnor became known as the Rangers of the North, a wandering people living in secret. Due to the destruction of Angmar, and the Watchful Peace, which followed after the Wizard Gandalf and his investigation of Dol Guldur drove Sauron temporarily into the East, there was little evil in Eriador and attacks by the enemy were few and far between.
It is notable that most of the Chieftains lived their full life-span, and their longevity did not decrease as quickly as that of the Men of Gondor.
Aragorn II became the last Chieftain of the Dúnedain when he claimed the title of High King of the Reunited Kingdom.
Chieftains[]
| Chieftains of the Dúnedain (TA 1976 - 3019) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aranarth, son of Arvedui, last King of Arthedain | TA 1976 - 2106 |
| 2 | Arahael, son of Aranarth | TA 2106 - 2177 |
| 3 | Aranuir, son of Arahael | TA 2177 - 2247 |
| 4 | Aravir, son of Aranuir | TA 2247 - 2319 |
| 5 | Aragorn I, son of Aravir | TA 2319 - 2327† |
| 6 | Araglas, son of Aragorn I | TA 2327 - 2455 |
| 7 | Arahad I, son of Araglas | TA 2455 - 2523 |
| 8 | Aragost, son of Arahad I | TA 2523 - 2588 |
| 9 | Aravorn, son of Aragost | TA 2588 - 2654 |
| 10 | Arahad II, son of Aravorn | TA 2654 - 2719 |
| 11 | Arassuil, son of Arahad II | TA 2719 - 2784 |
| 12 | Arathorn I, son of Arassuil | TA 2784 - 2848† |
| 13 | Argonui, son of Arathorn I | TA 2848 - 2912 |
| 14 | Arador, son of Argonui | TA 2912 - 2930† |
| 15 | Arathorn II, son of Arador | TA 2930 - 2933† |
| 16 | Aragorn II (Elessar), son of Arathorn II and last Chieftain of the Dúnedain | TA 2933 - 3019 |
† Did not die a natural death.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Opperhoof van die Dúnedain |
| Albanian | Shefi i Dúnedain |
| Arabic | زعيم الدنداين |
| Armenian | Դունեդաին Գլխավորը |
| Basque | Dunedainen Kapitaina |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Правадыр Дунэдайн |
| Bengali | ডুনেদাইন সর্দার |
| Bosnian | Poglavar dúnedaina |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Вожд на Дунеданци |
| Catalan | Capitan dels Dúnedain |
| Cebuano | Ang Pangulo sa Dúnedain |
| Chichewa | Mtsogoleri wa Dúnedain |
| Chinese | 杜内丹的酋长 |
| Croatian | Poglavar Dúnedaina |
| Czech | Náčelníci Dúnadanů |
| Danish | Høvding af den Dúnedain |
| Dutch | Hoofd van de Dúnedain |
| Esperanto | ĉefo de la Dúnedain |
| Estonian | Dúnedaini juhataja |
| Fijian | Iliuliu ni na Dúnedain |
| Filipino | Pinuno ng Dúnedain |
| Finnish | Dúnedainin päämiehet |
| French | Chef des Dúnedain |
| Frisian | Haadling fan de Dúnedain |
| Galician | Xefe dos Dúnedain |
| Georgian | დუნდელენის თავდამსხმელი |
| German | Stammesführer der Dúnedain |
| Greek | Οπλαρχηγός από τα Ντουνεντάιν |
| Haitian Creole | Lidè de a Dúnedain |
| Hausa | Cif na Dúnedain |
| Hebrew | מצביאי הדונדאין מהצפון |
| Hindi | ड्यूनडैन के मुखिया |
| Hmong | Thawj coj ntawm lub Dúnedain |
| Hungarian | A Dúnadanok főnöke |
| Icelandic | Höfðingi af Dúnedain |
| Indonesian | Kepala suku dari Dúnedain |
| Irish Gaelic | Taiseach an Dúnedain |
| Italian | Capitani dei Dúnedain |
| Japanese | ドゥネダインの族長 |
| Kannada | ಡ್ಯುನೆಡಿನ್ ನ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ಥ |
| Kazakh | Дұнедаін бастықтары (Cyrillic) Dunedain bastıqtarı (Latin) |
| Kurdish | Çiftain wekî we Dúnedain (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Дунэдаин башчысы |
| Laotian | ຫົວຫນ້າເຜົ່າຂອງດນເດະິນ |
| Latin | Dux de Dúnedain |
| Latvian | Virsaitis Dúnedain |
| Lithuanian | Dúnedaino kunigaikštis |
| Luxembuorgish | Cheftain vun den Dúnedain |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Шефот на Дунедаин |
| Malagasy | Mpitarika amin'ny Dúnedain |
| Malaysian | Ketua Dúnedain |
| Maori | Rangatira o te Dúnedain |
| Marathi | ड्यूडेनइन मधील सरदार |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Дунэдаин удирдагч |
| Norwegian | Høvdingen av den Dúnedain |
| Persian | فرماندهان دوناداین |
| Polish | Wodz Dúnedainów |
| Portuguese | Chefe dos Dúnedain |
| Punjabi | ਡੁਡਡੇਨ ਦਾ ਮੁਖੀ |
| Romanian | Căpetenie Dúnedain |
| Russian | Вождь дунэдайн |
| Samoan | Taitai o le Dúnedain |
| Serbian | Шеф Дунедаин (Cyrillic) Poglavica Dunedaina (Latin) |
| Scottish Gaelic | Ceann-cinnidh nan Dúnedain |
| Sinhalese | ඩුනේඩේන් ප්රධානියා |
| Slovak | Náčelníci Dúnadanov |
| Slovenian | Vodja Dúnedaina |
| Somali | Yaabbaa oo ka mid ah Dúnedain |
| Spanish | Capitane de los Dúnedain |
| Swahili | Mtawala wa Dúnedain |
| Swedish | Hövdingen av den Dúnedain |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Пешво аз Дунедаин |
| Tamil | டூனைடெ தலைவன் ? |
| Telugu | డునెదైన నాయకుడు |
| Thai | หัวหน้าเผ่าดูเนไดน์ |
| Tongan | Ko e taki 'o e Dúnedain |
| Turkish | Kabile reisi Dúnedain |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Вожді Дунедайн |
| Urdu | کے رہنما دنیداان |
| Uzbek | Дуннедаиннинг бошлиғи (Cyrillic) Dunnedainning boshlig'i (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Trưởng của Dúnedain |
| Welsh | Pennaeth y Dúnedain |
| Xhosa | OyiNtloko yeDúnedain |
| Yiddish | טשיעפטאַין פון די דונעדאַין ? |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenórean Kings", "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VIII: "The Tale of Years of the Third Age"