Aratan
Aratan | |
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Arnorian | |
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Aratan in The Lord of the Rings Online | |
Biographical Information | |
Location | Gondor |
Language | Sindarin, Westron |
Birth | S.A. 3339[1] Gondor |
Death | T.A. 2 (aged 104) Disaster of the Gladden Fields |
Family | |
House | House of Isildur |
Parentage | Isildur |
Siblings | Elendur, Ciryon and Valandil |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Aratan |
Aratan (Q, pron. [ˈaratan]) was the second son of Isildur.
[edit] History
In the War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Aratan and his brother Ciryon did not participate in the Siege of Barad-dûr. Isildur had sent these two brothers to man Minas Ithil so as to guard Cirith Dúath and prevent a possible breakout of Sauron should he escape the siege.[2]
In the Disaster of the Gladden Fields, Ciryon was the first brother to fall; Aratan was mortally wounded while trying to save him. After Aratan was wounded, Elendur advised his father to put on the One Ring and escape.[3]
[edit] Genealogy
Elendil S.A. 3119 - 3441† | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Isildur S.A. 3209 - T.A. 2† | Anárion S.A. 3219 - 3440† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elendur S.A. 3299 - T.A. 2† | ARATAN S.A. 3339 - T.A. 2† | Ciryon S.A. 3379 - T.A. 2† | Valandil S.A. 3430 - T.A. 249 | Kings of Gondor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eldacar T.A. 87 - 339 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arantar T.A. 185 - 435 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Etymology
Aratan is Quenya for "Royal Man", from ar "royal" and atan "man".
[edit] Portrayal in adaptations
2019: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- The three elder sons of Isildur appear during an extended flashback set during the Siege of Barad-dûr in the year S.A. 3440. However, because the game's license does cover the works in which they are named, they are referred to only by their war-time aliases, meant to hide their kinship with the King. Aratan uses the name "Ornaher" as his alias.
[edit] Other versions of the legendarium
In early manuscripts Aratan was named "Eärnur".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields", note 11
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The Disaster of the Gladden Fields"