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Arveleg I

Biographical information

Other names

Titles

King of Arthedain

Date of birth

TA 1309

Year ascended to the throne

TA 1356

Date of death

TA 1409

Realms ruled

Arnor (Arthedain)

Spouse

Unnamed wife

Weapon

King's sword

Physical description

Race

Men

Culture

Dúnedain of the North

Gender

Male

Height

Hair color

Eye color

Peter Jackson's Film Trilogy

Actor

Voice

Character

Arveleg I (born TA 1309 - died TA 1409) was the Eighth King of Arthedain. The beginning and the end of the Arveleg's reign were forged in battle and in war. He came to the throne in TA 1356 when his father Argeleb I went to war against the newly allied lands of Rhudaur and Angmar, and was slain. Arveleg swiftly struck back with the combined forces of the Men of Cardolan and the Elves of Lindon and drove back the invading hordes for a time.

BiographyEdit

For more than fifty years, Arveleg maintained a constant guard stretching from the Weather Hills, along the Great East Road, to the lower reaches of the River Hoarwell. Due in large to the defensive prowess of the Men of Arthedain and Cardolan, Angmar was temporarily pushed back and besieged Rivendell.

It was not until TA 1409 that Angmar gathered its forces and was able to breach the frontier. Crossing the River Hoarwell, its armies marched westward and surrounded Weathertop. Arveleg and many of the defenders were slain and the watchtower was burned and razed. The surviving Dúnedain were able to save the Palantír of Amon Sûl and retreated to the capital city of Fornost.

After this Rhudaur was fully occupied by evil men subject to Angmar and those of Númenórean blood, who still remained there were slain or fled west. Cardolan was ravaged.

Arveleg was one-hundred years of age when he died after ruling for fifty-three years, and was succeeded by his not yet full-grown son Araphor.

EtymologyEdit

The name Arveleg means Mighty-king with ar meaning 'royal' and veleg meaning 'mighty, strong'.

Role in AdaptationsEdit

Arveleg appears in the expansion pack of The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II video game, The Battle for Middle-earth II: The Rise of the Witch-king where he is voiced by Cam Clarke.

External linkEdit

• Arveleg I at Tolkien Gateway