Araphant (TA 1789 - TA 1964) was a Dúnedain of the North and the fourteenth King of Arthedain during the Third Age.

HistoryEdit

Araphant was the son and heir of King Araval of Arthedain and he came to the throne in TA 1891 at the death of his father. It was during his reign that the famous prophet Malbeth the Seer made his prediction regarding the fate of his son Arvedui.

Araphant continued his father's policy of renewing contact with Gondor, and he forged an alliance with Gondor's King Ondoher, leading to a marriage between Ondoher's daughter Fíriel and Araphant's son Arvedui.

Four years later King Ondoher died by an attack of the Wainriders, and Araphant's son Arvedui made a claim for the throne of Gondor by right of his blood connection to Isildur, and his wife Fíriel, who by the laws of Númenor now should have become the Ruling Queen. This claim was denied.

Araphant died in TA 1964 after ruling for seventy-three years, and was succeeded by his son Arvedui.

ReferencesEdit

• The Lord of the Rings: Appendix A
• The Peoples of Middle-earth pg. 195
• The Complete Guide to Middle-earth

External linkEdit

• Araphant at Tolkien Gateway