Arathorn II

Arathorn II was the fifteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain and father of the future Heir of Isildur, Aragorn II Elessar.
== Biography ==
Like his forefathers, he was raised by Elrond in Rivendell while his father Arador dwelt in the wild. Arathorn asked for the hand of Gilraen at a very young age. Though her father Dírhael initially opposed the marriage, his wife prevailed upon him to agree to the match, as she foresaw that an early death awaited Arathorn.
Arathorn became the Chieftain of the Dúnedain in TA 2930, when his father was captured by Hill-trolls. He ruled for only three years until TA 2933,The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, VII: "The Heirs of Elendil" when he was slain by an arrow that pierced his eye while hunting Orcs with Elladan and Elrohir. He was followed by his infant son Aragorn, later known as Elessar Telcontar of the Reunited Kingdom.
== In adaptations ==
=== Born of Hope ===
In the fan work Born of Hope, Arathorn II is played by actor Christopher Dane. One of the few differences between the book and the film is that in the film, Arathorn is shot in the chest with an arrow, and then is stabbed in the eye with another; compared to the book, where he is shot in the eye.
== Etymology ==
Arathorn is a Sindarin name that meant either "Eagle-king" or "Steadfast king."
== Gallery ==
Image:Arathorn II.jpg|Arathorn prepared to fight in the fanfilm Born of Hope (2009).
Image:Arathorn.jpg|Christopher Dane portraying Arathorn in the fanfilm Born of Hope (2009).
Image:Arathorn & Gilraen.jpg|Arathorn and his wife Gilraen talking in Born of Hope (2009)
Arathorn II (guardian).jpg|Aragorn's father, Arathorn II, in Guardians of Middle-earth
Arathorn II bio.jpg|Arathorn's family history
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ዳግማዊ ዓራትሆርን
Arabic 	أراثورن الثانيه
Armenian 	Արատհորն II
Belarusian Cyrillic	Араторн II
Bengali 	দ্বিতীয় অর্থর্ন
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Аратхорн II
Catalan 	Àrathorn II
Chinese (Hong Kong)	亞拉松二世
Georgian 	არათჰორნ II
Greek 	Αραθορν Β΄
Gujarati 	બીજું આરથોર્ન
Hebrew 	אראתהורן השני
Hindi 	आरथोर्न द्वितीय
Japanese 	アラソルン 2世
Kannada 	ಎರಡನೇ ಅರಾಠೋರ್ನ್
Kazakh 	II Аратһорн (Cyrillic) II Arathorn (Latin)
Korean 	아라손 2세
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Аратhорн II
Macedonian Cyrillic	Араторн II
Maori 	Arathorn te Tuarua
Marathi 	दुसरा आरथोर्न
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Аратhорн II
Nepalese 	दोस्रो आरथोर्न
Pashto 	اراتورن ۲
Persian 	آراتورن دوم
Punjabi 	ਦੂਜਾ ਆਰਥੋਰ੍ਨ
Russian 	Араторн II
Sanskrit 	अरथोर्न् २
Serbian 	Араторна II (Cyrillic) Aratorna II (Latin)
Sinhalese 	දෙවන ආරථොර්න්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Аратҳорн II
Tamil 	இரண்டாம் ஆரத்ஹொர்ந்
Telugu 	రెండవ ఆరాథోర్న్
Thai 	อาราธอร์น ที่ ๒
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Араторна II
Urdu 	اریتھورن دوسرا
Uzbek 	Аратҳорн II (Cyrillic) Arathorn II (Latin)
Yiddish 	אַראַטהאָרן דער צווייטער
==References==
Category:Dúnedain
Category:Dúnedain of the North
Category:Sindarin names & words
Category:Chieftains of the Dúnedain
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Characters in Born of Hope
Category:Deaths in battle
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