Eldarion (Quenya: IPA; "Son of the Eldar") was the only son of Aragorn II Elessar and Arwen Undómiel, King and Queen of the Reunited Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in Middle-earth.
Biography
Eldarion was recorded to have several sisters. Next to nothing is known about his rule, except that he probably maintained the peace and the borders of the Reunited Kingdom as set down by his father after the War of the Ring.[1]
Lineage
Through his father, Aragorn II Elessar, he is a direct descendant of Elendil, the grandson of Arathorn II and Gilraen, great-grandson of Arador and great-great grandson of Argonui; both from Dúnedain of the North.
Through his mother, Arwen Undómiel, he is the grandson of Lord Elrond and Lady Celebrian, nephew of Elladan and Elrohir of Rivendell, grandnephew of Elros Tar-Minyatur, great-grandson of Lady Galadriel and Lord Celeborn of Lothlorien, great grandson of Eärendil and Elwing.
According to Tolkien's timelines, Eldarion was born in the year 43 of the Fourth Age. He became King of the Reunited Kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor in the year FO 120, after his father Aragorn Elessar died. It is not known whether Eldarion ruled until his death or abdicated before that time.
Etymology
Eldarion is Quenya for "Son of the Eldar", from elda ("high-elf) and -ion (a patronymic ending, "son of, descendant").[2]
Behind the scenes
Tolkien had vague plans for a sequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy called The New Shadow, a story set sometime during King Eldarion's reign. However, he abandoned it after about 13 pages. Therefore, it is debatable whether The New Shadow can be considered canon.
House of Isildur
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Trivia
- He is portrayed by Sadwyn Brophy, son of Jed Brophy, who portrayed Sharku and Snaga in The Two Towers (film) and Nori in The Hobbit (films).
Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Amharic | ዐልዳሪኦን ? |
| Arabic | الدرون |
| Armenian | Էլդարիոն |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Эльдарыён (Eldarion)
Эльдарыён Тэлкантар (Eldarion Telcontar) |
| Bengali | এল্দারিওন |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Елдарион |
| Catalan | Eldàrion |
| Chinese | 艾達瑞安 (Eldarion)
艾達瑞安·泰爾康泰 (Eldarion Telcontar) |
| Georgian | ელდარიონი |
| Greek | Ελδαριον |
| Hebrew | אלדרין |
| Hindi | एल्दरिओन |
| Japanese | エルダリオン |
| Kannada | ಎಲ್ಡಾರಿಯನ್ |
| Kazakh | Эльярион (Cyrillic) Élyarïon (Latin) |
| Korean | 엘다리온 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Элдарион |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Елдарион |
| Marathi | एल्डरियन |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Элдарион |
| Nepalese | एल्दरिओन |
| Persian | الداریون |
| Punjabi | ਐਲਡਰਿਅਨ |
| Russian | Эльдарион |
| Serbian | Елдариона (Cyrillic) Eldarion (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | එල්ඩියොන් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Елдарион |
| Tamil | ஏல்தரிஒந் |
| Telugu | ఏల్దరిఒన |
| Thai | เอลดาริออน |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Елдаріон (Eldarion)
Елдаріон Телконтар (Eldarion Telcontar) |
| Urdu | الدآرااون |
| Yiddish | עלדאַריאָן |
| King of all the Dúnedain King of the West High King of Gondor and Arnor King of Gondor King of Arnor King of the Reunited Kingdom Lord of the House of Telcontar | ||
| Preceded by Aragorn II Elessar |
Eldarion | Succeeded by Unknown |
| FO 120 - ? | ||
| High Kings of Arnor & Kings of Arthedain | |
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| Arnor | Elendil • Isildur • Valandil • Eldacar • Arantar • Tarcil • Tarondor • Valandur • Elendur • Eärendur |
| Arthedain | Amlaith • Beleg • Mallor • Celepharn • Celebrindor • Malvegil • Argeleb I • Arveleg I • Araphor • Argeleb II • Arvegil • Arveleg II • Araval • Araphant • Arvedui |
| Reunited Kingdom | Aragorn II Elessar • Eldarion |
| Kings of Gondor |
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Elendil | Isildur & Anárion | Meneldil | Cemendur | Eärendil | Anardil | Ostoher | Rómendacil I | Turambar | Atanatar I | Siriondil | Tarannon Falastur | Eärnil I | Ciryandil | Hyarmendacil I | Atanatar II Alcarin | Narmacil I | Calmacil | Rómendacil II | Valacar | Eldacar | Castamir the Usurper | Eldacar (restored) | Aldamir | Hyarmendacil II | Minardil | Telemnar | Tarondor | Telumehtar Umbardacil | Narmacil II | Calimehtar | Ondoher | Eärnil II | Eärnur | Aragorn II Elessar | Eldarion |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (v): "The tale of Aragorn and Arwen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien; Humphrey Carpenter, Christopher Tolkien (eds.), The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 338 (dated 6 June 1972)