Araphant was a Dúnedain of the North and the fourteenth King of Arthedain.
Biography
Araphant was the son and heir of King Araval who came to the throne in TA 1891 at the death of his father. During his reign the the well-known seer Malbeth predicted regarding the fate of his son Arvedui. For some five-hundred years, Arthedain held off the constant attacks of the evil realm of Angmar. Araphant continued fighting off these attacks with failing strength.[3]
Araphant continued his father's policy of alliance 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 during 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 should have become the Ruling Queen. This claim was denied by Gondor, and the the kingship of Gondor passed to Eärnil II.
Araphant died in TA 1964 after ruling for seventy-three years, and was succeeded by his son Arvedui.[2]
Etymology
The name Araphant comes from Sindarin and literally translates into "Full King", from ar(a) (" king, noble, royal") and panta ("full").[4]
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Translations around the world
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Amharic | ዓራፕሃንት |
| Armenian | Արապհանտ |
| Arabic | أرافانت |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Арапhант |
| Bengali | আরাফান্ত |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Арапхант |
| Chinese | 亞拉芬 |
| Georgian | არაფჰანთ |
| Greek | Αραφαντ |
| Gujarati | અફ્રાફન્ટ |
| Hebrew | אראפּהאנת |
| Hindi | अरफान्त |
| Japanese | アラファント |
| Kannada | ಅರಾಫಂಟ್ |
| Kazakh | Арапһант (Cyrillic) Araphant (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Арапhант |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Арапхант |
| Marathi | आराखडा |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Арапhант |
| Nepalese | आरफन्त |
| Persian | اراپهانت |
| Punjabi | ਆਰਫਨ੍ਤ |
| Russian | Арафант |
| Serbian | Арапхант (Cyrillic) Araphant (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | ආරඵන්ත් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Арапҳант |
| Tamil | அறபான்ட் |
| Telugu | ఆర్ఫన్ట్ |
| Thai | ะระผะนต |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Арапгант ? |
| Urdu | آراپحنٹ |
| Uzbek | Арапҳант (Cyrillic) Araphant (Latin) |
| Yiddish | אַראַפאַנט |
| King of Arthedain | ||
| Preceded by Araval |
Araphant | Succeeded by Arvedui |
| TA 1891 - TA 1964 | ||
| High Kings of Arnor & Kings of Arthedain | |
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| Arnor | Elendil • Isildur • Valandil • Eldacar • Arantar • Tarcil • Tarondor • Valandur • Elendur • Eärendur |
| Arthedain | Amlaith • Beleg • Mallor • Celepharn • Celebrindor • Malvegil • Argeleb I • Arveleg I • Araphor • Argeleb II • Arvegil • Arveleg II • Araval • Araphant • Arvedui |
| Reunited Kingdom | Aragorn II Elessar • Eldarion |
References
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 12: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iv): "Gondor and the Heirs of Anárion"
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"