Araphor

Araphor was the ninth King of Arthedain.
== Biography ==
Araphor was the son of Arveleg I and came early to the throne of Arthedain. While he was still in his youth (probably no more than eighteen years old), the Witch-king of Angmar launched a mighty invasion of his kingdom, that came close to destroying it. Araphor's father Arveleg fought in the defence of the Tower of Amon Sûl, and his early death in that battle brought Araphor to the throne.
Records of the events of this time are incomplete, but it seems that the Witch-king laid siege to the royal city of Fornost. The young Araphor went to war with aid from Círdan and the Elves of Lindon, and succeeded in relieving the siege and driving back the forces of Angmar.
After Araphor's defeat of Angmar, there is no record of further warfare during his long reign. Nonetheless, he ruled a diminished and dwindling people; the wars of his youth had seen the Northern Dúnedain come close to destruction. Rhudaur was now ruled by Angmar, and the Dúnedain of Cardolan were all but extinct.
During these wars many Stoors (Hobbits) fled from Eriador and returned to Wilderland, and became the river people of Sméagol and Déagol.
Araphor died in TA 1589 after ruling Arthedain for one hundred and eighty years, and was succeeded by his son, named for Araphor's heroic grandfather Argeleb, who ruled as Argeleb II.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 ==
Araphor means "Royal Fist", from the Sindarin words ar(a) ("noble, high, royal) and paurPaur can be compared to baur (as in Celebrimbor "Silver-fist") ("fist, closed hand").The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 11: The War of the Jewels, V. The Tale of YearsParma Eldalamberon 17, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዓራፕሆር
Arabic 	إراپهور
Belarusian Cyrillic	Арапhор
Bengali 	আরাফার
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Арапхор
Chinese 	亞拉佛
Georgian 	არაფჰორი
Greek 	Αραφορ
Gujarati 	એફ્રોર
Hebrew 	אראפּהור
Hindi 	अरफोर
Japanese 	アラフォール
Kannada 	ಅರಾಫೋರ್
Kazakh 	Арапһор (Cyrillic) Araphor (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Арапhор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Арапхор
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Арафор
Nepalese 	अरफोर
Persian 	آراپور
Russian 	Арафор
Serbian 	Арапхор (Cyrillic) Araphor (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ආරඵොර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Арафор
Tamil 	ஆரப்ஹொர்
Telugu 	ఆరఫొర
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ара́фор
Urdu 	آراپہاور
Yiddish 	ײַראַפּהאָר
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