Lore:Arthedain

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[edit] Arthedain

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Timeline:
Dates: III 861 to III 1974 (endured 1,113 years)
Location: Western Eriador
Origins: One of three kingdoms formed from the breakup of Arnor
Race: Men
Division: Dúnedain
Pronunciation: a'rthedine
Meaning: Perhaps 'Lords of the Edain'1

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The westernmost region of the lost realm of Arnor; when that land was divided between the sons of Eärendur, Arthedain became a kingdom in its own right, and was ruled by Eärendur's eldest son Amlaith and his decendants.

[edit] Footnotes

1 arth- is uncertain. We assume here that it descends from *arath-, '(many) lords'. This assumption is certainly open to debate, but is supported by an old alternative name for this region, Dunhirion, the meaning of which we can state with much more certainty: '(Land) of the West-lords'. This rendering also makes sense in political as well as etymological terms: the realm of Arthedain was ruled by the direct descendants of the Kings of Arnor, who claimed suzerainty over their sister-states of Cardolan and Rhudaur.


 
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