Amlaith

Amlaith, also known as Amlaith of Fornost, was the first King of Arthedain.
==Biography==
Amlaith of Fornost was the eldest son of Eärendur of Arnor and hence a direct descendant of Isildur, Amlaith should by right have succeeded his father to become the eleventh High King of Arnor and lord of all the Dúnedain of the North. After Eärendur's death, however, Amlaith fell into dispute with his younger brothers, and the descent of the kingship was interrupted. The details of the brothers' disagreements are nowhere recorded, but their result was of historical significance, causing the old North-kingdom of the Dúnedain to be split into three realms. Amlaith's realm was reduced to the lands west of the River Baranduin and the Weather Hills, a region that came to be known as Arthedain. The other lands of Arnor were divided between Amlaith's brothers, creating the new kingdoms of Rhudaur to the east and Cardolan to the south.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil"
Whatever the cause of the dissension between Amlaith and his brothers, the fact of his direct descent from Isildur was never in question. Through Amlaith, the Kings of Arthedain carried the bloodline of Elendil down through the generations. The heirlooms of the House of Isildur; the Ring of Barahir and Sceptre of Annúminas remained in his possession and passed to his descendants. Amlaith broke the traditions of his forefathers and did not take a name in Quenya, the High Tongue of the Elves. He ruled for eighty-five years and was succeeded at his death in TA 946 by his son Beleg.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==
The name Amlaith is a Sindarin word containg the root 'Am', that means "Up".
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	أمايث
Armenian 	Ամլեյթ
Belarusian Cyrillic	Амлаіт
Bengali 	আমলাইথ
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Амлайт
Chinese 	艾姆拉斯
Greek 	Αμλάιθ
Gujarati 	આમલાઈથ
Hebrew 	אמלאית
Hindi 	आमलाइथ
Japanese 	アムライス
Kannada 	ಆಮ್ಲಾಲಿತ್
Korean 	암라이스
Marathi 	अमलाइथ
Persian 	آملایت
Punjabi 	ਅਮਲੇਠ
Russian 	Амлайт
Sinhalese 	අම්ලයිත්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Амлаит
Tamil 	அம்லாய்த்ஹ்
Tatar 	Амлаит
Urdu 	املیتھ
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Амлейт
Yiddish 	אַמלאַיטה
==References==
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