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The '''Dúnedain of Arnor''' were one of the two great divisions of the descendants of the [[Númenóreans]] in [[Middle-earth]] (the other being the [[Gondorians]] of the South-kingdom). The North-kingdom of [[Arnor]] had originally held the capital of High King [[Elendil]] at [[Annúminas]], and the [[Dúnedain]] of that land were ruled for centuries by the descendants of Elendil's eldest son [[Isildur]].  
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The '''Dúnedain of Arnor''' were one of the two great divisions of the descendants of the [[Númenóreans]] in [[Middle-earth]] (the other being the [[Gondorians]] of the South-kingdom).  


Before the end of the first millennium of the [[Third Age]], the land of Arnor fell into dispute between the sons of King [[Eärendur]], and the [[Dúnedain]] who lived there became divided into three realms: [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]. One by one, these kingdoms fell, until at last the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a dwindled and wandering people known as the [[Rangers of the North]]. Nonetheless, their chieftains maintained the bloodline of Elendil's eldest son, and [[Aragorn II]]—among whose titles was [[Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] of Arnor—was his direct descendant through many generations.
==History==
The North-kingdom of [[Arnor]] had originally held the capital of High King [[Elendil]] at [[Annúminas]], and the [[Dúnedain]] of that land were ruled for centuries by the descendants of Elendil's eldest son [[Isildur]].
 
The population of Arnor suffered a lot during the [[War of the Last Alliance]] and the [[Disaster of the Gladden Fields]]; after Isildur's death in {{TA|2}}, not many Dúnedain or [[Middle Men]] of [[Eriador]] remained to populate the places built by Elendil.<ref name=rings>{{s|Rings}}</ref>
 
Arnor was ruled by his direct descendants, beginning with [[Valandil (King of Arnor)|Valandil]], his youngest son. Before the end of the first millennium of the [[Third Age]], the land of Arnor fell into dispute between the sons of King [[Eärendur (King of Arnor)|Eärendur]], and the Dúnedain who lived there became divided into three realms: [[Arthedain]], [[Cardolan]] and [[Rhudaur]]. One by one, these kingdoms fell to war, plague, and assaults by the witch-realm of [[Angmar]], until at last the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a dwindled and wandering people known as the [[Rangers of the North]]. Their ancestry was forgotten and unknown, except in [[Rivendell]].<ref name=rings/>
 
Nonetheless, the line of Isildur was maintained through the [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftains]] of this people. [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]] was Isildur's Heir through thirty-nine generations, and it was he who reunited the [[Realms in Exile|Kingdoms of the Dúnedain]] after three thousand years of separation.<ref name=rings/><ref>{{App|A}}</ref>
 
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The Dúnedain of Arnor were one of the two great divisions of the descendants of the Númenóreans in Middle-earth (the other being the Gondorians of the South-kingdom).

History

The North-kingdom of Arnor had originally held the capital of High King Elendil at Annúminas, and the Dúnedain of that land were ruled for centuries by the descendants of Elendil's eldest son Isildur.

The population of Arnor suffered a lot during the War of the Last Alliance and the Disaster of the Gladden Fields; after Isildur's death in T.A. 2, not many Dúnedain or Middle Men of Eriador remained to populate the places built by Elendil.[1]

Arnor was ruled by his direct descendants, beginning with Valandil, his youngest son. Before the end of the first millennium of the Third Age, the land of Arnor fell into dispute between the sons of King Eärendur, and the Dúnedain who lived there became divided into three realms: Arthedain, Cardolan and Rhudaur. One by one, these kingdoms fell to war, plague, and assaults by the witch-realm of Angmar, until at last the Dúnedain of Arnor had become a dwindled and wandering people known as the Rangers of the North. Their ancestry was forgotten and unknown, except in Rivendell.[1]

Nonetheless, the line of Isildur was maintained through the Chieftains of this people. Aragorn II was Isildur's Heir through thirty-nine generations, and it was he who reunited the Kingdoms of the Dúnedain after three thousand years of separation.[1][2]

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