Arassuil

Arassuil was the eleventh Chieftain of the Dúnedain.
== Biography ==
Like his forefathers, Arassuil was raised by Elrond in Rivendell while his father Arahad II dwelt in the wild. After the death of his father in TA 2719, he became the eleventh Chieftain of the Dúnedain. During his rule, he fought off Orcs raids coming from the Misty Mountains and into Eriador,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" but were unable to prevent a force from reaching the Shire, where the hobbits defeated the enemy themselves under Bandobras Took.The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
During his rule, a great and perilous Long Winter arrived in TA 2759 fell upon Eriador that took the lives of many. Gandalf and the Rangers had to help the Hobbits of the Shire live through it. Arassuil died in TA 2784 after serving as chieftain for sixty-five years, and was followed by his son Arathorn I.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"
==Etymology==
Arassuil is a Sindarin name that meant 'royal-?'The Complete Guide to Middle-earth
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Armenian 	Արասսոիլ
Gujarati 	અરાસુઇલ
Hebrew 	אראסואיל
Kannada 	ಅರಸ್ಸುಯಿಲ್
Korean 	아라수일
Kurdish 	ئاراسسۆیل (Sorani) Arassoyl (Kurmanji)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Арассуил
Macedonian Cyrillic	Арассуил
Malayalam 	അരസ്സുയിൽ
Marathi 	अरासुइल
Nepalese 	अरासुइल
Persian 	آراسوییل
Russian 	Арассуиль
Tajik Cyrillic 	Арассуил
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Арассуїл
==References==
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