Argeleb II

Argeleb II was the tenth King of Arthedain. He is best remembered for the ceding of the Shire to the Hobbits.
== Biography ==
Argeleb was the son of King Araphor of Arthedain, and was named for his great-grandfather Argeleb I. He came to the throne in TA 1589 at the death of his father. During his rule the Great Plague reached Eriador, and most of the people of Cardolan perished, especially in Minhiriath.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age" The Hobbits and other peoples living in Eriador all suffered greatly; but the plague lessened as it went north, and Arthedain was scarcely affected. Evil spirits sent by Angmar passed through Rhudaur to Cardolan, and began to dwell in the Barrow-downs.
Perhaps because of the loss of population, he granted the Shire to the Hobbits in TA 1601. Before these lands had been a royal hunting ground. Argeleb was succeeded at his death in TA 1670 by his son Arvegil after a rule of eighty-one years.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A: Annals of the Kings and Rulers, I: The Númenórean Kings, (iii): "Eriador, Arnor, and the Heirs of Isildur"
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