   arnor is a fictional kingdom in j. r. r. tolkien's writings. arnor, or the northern kingdom, was a kingdom of the dÃºnedain in the land of eriador in middle earth. the name probably means "land of the king", from sindarin ara- (high, kingly) + (n)dor (land). arnor is the territory of middle-earth associated with the high kings of the line of elendil, the kingship of which was restored at the crowning of elessar (aragorn) after the war of the ring at the start of the fourth age. at its greatest, arnor encompassed almost the whole region of eriador between bruinen, gwathlÃ³ and lhÃ»n, and the region which would later be known as the shire. arnor's population included dÃºnedain in western-central regions and mixed or indigenous peoples. the first capital was annÃºminas near lake nenuial; the capital was moved to fornost sometime after the division of the kingdom. ==history== arnor was founded at the end of the second age () by elendil, whose sons isildur and anÃ¡rion founded gondor at the same time. the history of the two kingdoms is intertwined; both kingdoms are known as the realms of the dÃºnedain in exile. before the foundation of arnor, there was already a sizable nÃºmenÃ³rean population living there, a result of the slow emigration of nÃºmenÃ³reans which had started under tar-meneldur and especially tar-aldarion. most of them lived in the harbour of vinyalondÃ«, later called lond daer. before the arrival of the dÃºnedain, arnor was home to middle men of edain stock, and the early colonists soon interbred with the indigenous population. arnor was originally favoured over the more southern regions (gondor) because the elves under gil-galad lived in nearby lindon. but in later days, the nÃºmenÃ³reans who fell under sauron's shadow settled primarily in umbar. thus, elendil arrived in an area populated by people who, unlike his contemporaries in nÃºmenor itself, were mainly still friends with the elves, and who retained knowledge of the elder days. arnor's second king was isildur, who was also the king of gondor, where he had ruled jointly with his brother until the latter's death. isildur was killed
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