Araval

Araval was the thirteenth King of Arthedain.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
== Biography ==
He was the son of Arveleg II and was born into a time of war and strife. At the time of his birth, his father's realm of Arthedain had been under threat from the evil eastern land of Angmar for more than four hundred years.
Araval, too, played his part in the war with Angmar. The Lord of the Rings tells us nothing of his career, but it was hinted that he was a diplomat and a warrior. In alliance with the Elves of Lindon and Rivendell, he won at least one important victory over the Witch-king of Angmar. We are also told that he attempted the recolonization of Cardolan, though this was prevented by the evil beings, the wights, sent there by the Witch-king some two centuries before.
In the end, though, Araval's bravery counted for little. His grandson Arvedui, who was born in Araval's lifetime and just thirteen years after his great victory, was to see the final destruction of the kingdom of Arthedain.
Araval died in TA 1891 after ruling Arthedain for seventy-eight years and was succeeded by his son Araphant.
== Etymology ==
The name Araval may mean "Powerful King", from the Sindarin words ar(a) ("king, noble, royal") and bal or balch ("have power").Parma Eldalamberon 17, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
=== Earlier names ===
In the earlier version of the legendarium, his name was Arvallen ("Golden King"), from ar(a) and mallen ("gold").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓራቫል
Arabic 	أرافال
Armenian 	Արավալ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Аравал
Bengali 	আরাভাল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Аравал
Chinese 	亞拉瓦
Georgian 	არავალ
Greek 	Αραυαλ
Gujarati 	આર​વલ
Hebrew 	אראבאל
Hindi 	आरवल
Japanese 	アラヴァル
Kannada 	ಅರವಲ್
Kazakh 	Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аравал
Macedonian Cyrillic	Аравал
Marathi 	आरवल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аравал
Nepalese 	आरवल
Pashto 	آراوال ?
Persian 	اراوال
Russian 	Аравал
Sanskrit 	आरवल्
Sinhalese 	ආරවල්
Serbian 	Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin)
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аравал
Tamil 	ஆரவல்
Telugu 	ఆరవల
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Аравал
Urdu 	آراوال
Uzbek 	Аравал (Cyrillic) Araval (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַראַוואַל
== References ==
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Category:Dúnedain of the North
Category:Kings of Arthedain
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
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