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==History== | ==History== | ||
By the time Argeleb came to power, the line of kings had failed in the kingdoms of [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]], so Argeleb claimed sovereignty over all of [[Arnor]]<ref name="Eriador">{{App|Eriador}}</ref> (taking the royal prefix ''[[ar|ar(a)-]]'' as a token of this<ref>{{App|North}}, note 4</ref>). He was thus not only the seventh King of [[Arthedain]], but also the seventeenth King of [[Arnor]]. Cardolan accepted this rule but Rhudaur resisted this claim, and a captain of the [[Hill-men]] of that land formed a secret alliance with Arnor's enemy, the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]]. In response, Argeleb fortified the [[Weather Hills|hills]], but he was killed during | By the time Argeleb came to power, the line of kings had failed in the kingdoms of [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]], so Argeleb claimed sovereignty over all of [[Arnor]]<ref name="Eriador">{{App|Eriador}}</ref> (taking the royal prefix ''[[ar|ar(a)-]]'' as a token of this<ref>{{App|North}}, note 4</ref>). He was thus not only the seventh King of [[Arthedain]], but also the seventeenth King of [[Arnor]]. Cardolan accepted this rule but Rhudaur resisted this claim, and a captain of the [[Hill-men]] of that land formed a secret alliance with Arnor's enemy, the [[Witch-king]] of [[Angmar]]. In response, Argeleb fortified the [[Weather Hills|hills]], but he was killed during battle with the two realms in {{TA|1356}}.<ref name="Eriador"/><ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> | ||
Argeleb ruled for only seven years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Arveleg I]], upon his death in {{TA|1356}}.<ref name="North"/> | Argeleb ruled for only seven years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Arveleg I]], upon his death in {{TA|1356}}.<ref name="North"/> |
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Argeleb I | |
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Arnorian | |
Argeleb I from The Rise of the Witch-king | |
Biographical Information | |
Titles | King of Arthedain |
Location | Arthedain |
Language | Sindarin, Westron |
Birth | T.A. 1226 |
Rule | T.A. 1349 - 1356 |
Death | T.A. 1356 (aged 130) Rhudaur |
Family | |
House | House of Isildur |
Parentage | Malvegil |
Children | Arveleg I |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Gallery | Images of Argeleb I |
Argeleb I (T.A. 1226[1] - 1356,[2] died aged 130) was the seventh king of Arthedain, succeeding his father, Malvegil, upon his death in 1349.
History
By the time Argeleb came to power, the line of kings had failed in the kingdoms of Cardolan and Rhudaur, so Argeleb claimed sovereignty over all of Arnor[3] (taking the royal prefix ar(a)- as a token of this[4]). He was thus not only the seventh King of Arthedain, but also the seventeenth King of Arnor. Cardolan accepted this rule but Rhudaur resisted this claim, and a captain of the Hill-men of that land formed a secret alliance with Arnor's enemy, the Witch-king of Angmar. In response, Argeleb fortified the hills, but he was killed during battle with the two realms in T.A. 1356.[3][5]
Argeleb ruled for only seven years, and was succeeded by his son, Arveleg I, upon his death in T.A. 1356.[2]
Etymology
Argeleb's name is Sindarin for "Silver King" from ar meaning "royal", and celeb (becoming lenited to geleb) meaning "silver".
Genealogy
Celebrindor 1062 - 1272 | |||||||
Malvegil 1144 - 1349 | |||||||
ARGELEB I 1226 - 1356† | |||||||
Arveleg I 1309 - 1409† | |||||||
Araphor 1391 - 1589 | |||||||
Portrayal in adaptations
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- In the Angmar campaign of the expansion pack The Rise of the Witch-king, Argeleb comes to the aid of the struggling kingdom of Rhudaur. He arrives from the North after the player destroys the first of two fortresses, and has to be defeated for the level to pass.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Peoples of Middle-earth, "VII. The Heirs of Elendil", p. 194
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Realms in Exile", "The Northern Line: Heirs of Isildur", note 4
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
Argeleb I House of Isildur Cadet branch of House of Elros | ||
Preceded by: Malvegil | 15th Heir of Isildur T.A. 1349 - 1356 | Followed by: Arveleg I |
7th King of Arthedain T.A. 1349 - 1356 |