Elendil : The last Lord of And�ni�,who escaped the wreck of N�men�r with his sons Isildur and An�rion; they fled to Middle-Earth and there founded the Kingdoms Arnor and Gondor.Elendil led the Last Alliance with Gil-Galad and died in the Siege of Barad-d�r.
Isildur : Eldest son and heir of Elendil,who cut the One Ring from the hand of Sauron after the Siege of Barad-d�r.He was lost with his company and three eldest sons,Elendur,Aratan and Ciryon at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields early in the Third Age.His son Valandil survived.
Valandil : Youngest of Isildur's four sons and the only one to survive the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.He eventually became the third King of Arnor and was succeeded by his son Eldacar.
Eldacar : The grandson of Isildur,who became King of Arnor on the death of his father,Valandil.He was succeeded by his son Arantar.
Arantar : 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,there are no records of events that happened in that time.He was succeeded as King by his son Tarcil.
Tarcil : The son and heir of Arantar of Arnor and the great-great-grandson of Isildur himself.The sixth King to rule the North-Kingdom,his reign lasted for eighty years in the middle of the first millenia of the Third Age.He was succeeded by his son Tarondor.
Tarondor : The seventh King to rule over Arnor,the son of King Tarcil.He ruled over the North-Kingdom in a time of peace,long before the troubles came that would overwhelm and destroy it.He was succeeded as King by his son Valandur.
Valandur : The eighth King of Arnor,a direct descendant in right line of Elendil and Isildur,who succeeded his father Tarondor to the throne.There is almost nothing know of his reign except that he suffered a violent but mysterious death after a rule of fifty years.He was succeeded by his son Elendur.
Elendur : The son of Valandur,who succeeded his father to rule over Arnor for one hundred and twenty-five years.He was perhaps named for Isildur's eldest son,who also bore the name Elendur.He was succeeded by his son E�rendur,who would be the last of Arnor's Kings.
E�rendur : Tenth and last of the Kings of Arnor,the son of Elendur.After his death,his three sons divided the kingdom.His eldest son and rightful heir,Amlaith of Fornost,became the first King of Arthedain.
Amlaith of Fornost : The eldest son of E�rendur and direct descendant of Isildur; Amlaith was the first King of Arthedain.He was succeeded as King by his son Beleg.
Beleg : The second King of Arthedain,who inherited the throne from his father,Amlaith of Fornost,the founder of that Kingdom.Beleg ruled Arthedain for nearly eighty-one years and was succeeded by his son Mallor.
Mallor : The son of Beleg and grandson of Amlaith of Fornost,the founder of Arthedain.Mallor became King at the age of 134 and ruled during troubled times.It was during Mallor's reign or perhaps during Beleg's last years that the Istari - the wizards - came to Middle-Earth.Mallor ruled Arthedain for eighty-one years and was succeeded by his son Celepharn.
Celepharn : The son of Mallor and great-grandson of Amlaith of Fornost,the founder of Arthedain.He ruled Arthedain early in the second millennium of the Third Age,at a time when the South-Kingdom of Gondor was at the height of it's power.Celepharn ruled Arthedain for eighty-one years and was succeeded by his son Celebrindor.
Celebrindor : The son of Celepharn ruled Arthedain during a time of relative calm.He was the last King to enjoy a peaceful reign and the last not to know the name of Angmar.Soon after his death evil things began to stir again and the Lord of the Nazg�l came into the North as the Witch-King,to found the realm that would eventually destroy Celebrindor's kingdom.Celebrindor ruled Arthedain for eighty-one years and was succeeded by his son Malvegil.
Malvegil : The son of Celebrindor is best known for the fact that the Witch-King founded the realm of Angmar during his reign.Nearly seven hundred years after it's foundation Angmar and its allies would destroy his kingdom of Arthedain but in Malvegil's time there is no record of any open warfare between the two nations.Malvegil ruled Arthedain for seventy-seven years and was succeeded by his son Argeleb I.
Argeleb I : Son of Malvegil,who sought to reunify the kingdom of Arnor under his Kingship.He failed, largely through the machinations of the Witch-King of Angmar and instead an open was broke out in which Argeleb himself was slain.He was succeeded by his son Arveleg I.
Arveleg I : The beginning and the end of Arveleg's reign were forged in battle and in war.He became King when his father Argeleb I went to war with the newly allied lands of Rhudaur and Angmar and was slain. Arveleg died in an attack from the forces of Angmar and was succeeded by his son Araphor.
Araphor : The son of Arveleg I came to the throne early of Arthedain.When Araphor was but a mere youth his father was slain and he became King.Araphor ruled Arthedain for one hundred and eighty years and was succeeded by his son,who was named after his heroic grandfather Argeleb and ruled as Argeleb II.
Argeleb II : Tenth King of Arthedain,son of Araphor and direct ancestor of Aragorn Elessar.He was succeeded by his son Arvegil.
Arvegil : Son and heir to Argeleb II.His reign saw the founding of the Shire.He ruled Arthedain for seventy-three years and was succeeded by hus son Arveleg II.
Araval : Son and heir of Arveleg II,he was born into a time of war and strife.He ruled Arthedain for seventy-eight years and was succeeded by his son Araphant.
Araphant : At the time Araphant inherited the kingdom from his father Araval,Arthedain was already in desperate straits.Araphant tried to renew the ancient bond with the South-Kingdom of Gondor,which was at the time suffering losses itself at the hands of the Wainriders.He forged an alliance with King Ondoher of Gondor and sealed it with the wedding of his son Arvedui to Ondoher's daughter F�riel.When Ondoher fell in battle Arvedui attempted to claim the throne of Gondor but the steward Pelendur moved the Gondorians to reject it.Araphant ruled Arthedain for seventy-three years and was succeeded by Arvedui,who would be the last of the northern Kings.
Arvedui : Son of Araphant and last of the northern Kings.When the forces of Angmar overran the last remnant of the North-kingdom,Arvedui fled into the far north but perished in the bay of Forochel.His eldest son,Aranarth,became the first chieftain of the D�nedain.
Aranarth : The eldest son of Arvedui who would have come King of Arthedain if not for the destruction of the kingdom.After his father's death Aranarth inherited the leadership of the scattered and diminished northern D�nedain but he took the title of chieftain,rather than King since his father's kingdom had been destroyed.Aranarth served as the chieftain of the D�nedain for 131 years and was succeeded by his son Arahael.
Arahael : He was the first of Isildur's heirs to be born after the destruction of the North-Kingdom.His father gave him over to Elrond,to be fostered in Rivendell and this became the custom of the Chieftains of the North.Arahael served as the chieftain of the D�nedain for seventy-one years and was succeeded by his son Aranuir.
Aranuir : The third of the chieftains of the D�nedain,the son of Arahael and great-grandson of Arvedui Last-King.He was the direct ancestor of Aragorn Elessar through thirteen generations.He was succeeded by his son Aravir.
Aravir : Son of Aranuir who led the D�nedain of the North during the closing years of the Watchful Peace, a period of over four hundred years in the later Third Age when Sauron withdrew before the power of the Wise and hid in the east of Middl-Earth.It seems Aravir devised the name Aragorn as he gave it to his son, Aragorn I,who became the chieftain of the D�nedain.
Aragorn I : The heir of Aravir,who ruled as the fifth chieftain of the D�nedain for just eight short years.He met an untimely end as the prey of wild wolves and was succeeded by his son Araglas.
Araglas : Sixth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Aragorn I and direct ancestor of Aragorn II Elessar.He was succeeded by his son Arahad I.
Arahad I : Seventh chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Araglas.Arahad's reign lasted sixty-eight years,he was succeeded by his son Aragost.
Aragost : Eighth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Arahad I.He was succeeded by his son Aravorn.
Aravorn : Ninth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Aragost.He led the Rangers for sixty-six and was succeeded by his son Arahad II.
Arahad II : Tenth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Aravorn.He was succeeded by his son Arassuil.
Arassuil : Eleventh chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Arahad II.He was succeeded by his son Arathorn I.
Arathorn I : Twelfth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Arassuil.He ruled for sixty-four years and after he was slain by wolves he was succeeded by his son Argonui.
Argonui : Thirteenth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Arathorn I.He was succeeded by his son Arador.
Arador : Fourteenth chieftain of the D�nedain,son of Argonui.He was captured and slain by hill-trolls and succeeded by his son Arathorn II.
Arathorn II : The son of chieftain Arador of the D�nedain.He married Gilraen and they had a son,Aragorn. Arathorn was slain when Aragorn was two and Gilraen took Aragorn to Rivendell for him to be fostered by Elrond.Arathorn II was the chieftain for just three years.He was succeeded by his only son Aragorn II Elessar who became chieftain of the D�nedain and in time King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom of the D�nedain.
Aragorn II Elessar (see Character Biographies).
Eldarion : The son of Aragorn II Elessar and Arwen Evenstar;almost nothing is known of his life but that he became King of the Reunited Kingdom after the death of his father in IV 120.
