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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates III 1851 - III 435 (lived [250 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=185&startage=3&endyear=435&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of Arantar)); King of Arnor from III 339 (ruled [96 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=339&startage=3&endyear=435&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Arantar)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Men of Arnor Family House of Isildur Settlements Annúminas Pronunciation ara'ntarr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'High King'2 Titles Heir of Isildur, King of Arnor Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 August 2013 This entry is complete The fifth King of Arnor Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Eldacar Arantar Tarcil Kings of Arnor The fifth King to rule over the North-kingdom, son of Eldacar, grandson of Valandil and great-grandson of Isildur himself. Though his reign spanned nearly a century, we have no records of events that took place in that time. He was succeeded as King by his son Tarcil. Notes 1 The date of Arantar's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable. 2 Arantar was not in fact the High King; no ruler had borne that title since his great-grandfather Isildur. The choice of name is interesting, and may imply that Arantar (or perhaps his father Eldacar) was making some kind of claim to rule both the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain. No historical record of such a claim exists. See also... Heir of Elendil, Heir of Isildur, Isildur’s Heir, King of Arnor, Northern Line, Tarcil Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 August 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2008, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates III 1851 - III 435 (lived [250 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=185&startage=3&endyear=435&endage=3&c=The Lifetime of Arantar)); King of Arnor from III 339 (ruled [96 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=339&startage=3&endyear=435&endage=3&c=The Reign of King Arantar)) Race Men Division Dúnedain Culture Men of Arnor Family House of Isildur Settlements Annúminas Pronunciation ara'ntarr ('rr' indicates that the final r sound should be distinctly pronounced) Meaning 'High King'2 Titles Heir of Isildur, King of Arnor Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 August 2013 This entry is complete The fifth King of Arnor

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Eldacar

Arantar

Tarcil Kings of Arnor The fifth King to rule over the North-kingdom, son of Eldacar, grandson of Valandil and great-grandson of Isildur himself. Though his reign spanned nearly a century, we have no records of events that took place in that time. He was succeeded as King by his son Tarcil. Notes 1 The date of Arantar's birth appears only in The History of Middle-earth volume XII, The Peoples of Middle-earth. It cannot therefore be considered completely reliable. 2 Arantar was not in fact the High King; no ruler had borne that title since his great-grandfather Isildur. The choice of name is interesting, and may imply that Arantar (or perhaps his father Eldacar) was making some kind of claim to rule both the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain. No historical record of such a claim exists. See also... Heir of Elendil, Heir of Isildur, Isildur’s Heir, King of Arnor, Northern Line, Tarcil Indexes: Alphabetical: A Men About this entry: Updated 3 August 2013 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2002, 2008, 2013. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.