Chieftain of the Dúnedain

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The Chieftain of the Dúnedain is the hereditary leader of the northern Dúnedain, a line of Rangers descended from the kings of Arnor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional title
hereditary title
leadership position
appearsIn The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED
The Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED
The Return of the King NERFINISHED
The Silmarillion (genealogical material) NERFINISHED
Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED
associatedArtifact Elendilmir NERFINISHED
Ring of Barahir NERFINISHED
Sceptre of Annúminas NERFINISHED
Shards of Narsil NERFINISHED
associatedGroup Rangers of the North NERFINISHED
associatedRegion Arnor NERFINISHED
Arthedain NERFINISHED
Eriador NERFINISHED
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
derivesFrom royal line of Isildur
firstHolder Aranarth NERFINISHED
follows Kings of Arnor NERFINISHED
governsEthnicGroup Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
hasAncestry Dúnedain NERFINISHED
Númenóreans NERFINISHED
hasBaseOfOperations Eriador NERFINISHED
The Angle between Mitheithel and Bruinen NERFINISHED
hasDuty lead the northern Dúnedain
oppose Sauron
preserve the royal line of Arnor
protect Eriador
hasNotableMember Arador NERFINISHED
Araglas NERFINISHED
Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED
Aranarth NERFINISHED
Araphant NERFINISHED
Arathorn II NERFINISHED
hasSeat Rivendell (in exile)
inception Third Age NERFINISHED
lastHolder Aragorn II Elessar NERFINISHED
partOf Dúnedain of the North NERFINISHED
House of Isildur NERFINISHED
Rangers of the North NERFINISHED
politicalStatus de facto ruler of the northern Dúnedain in exile
predecessorTitle King of Arnor NERFINISHED
statusDuringThirdAge hidden
successorTitle King of the Reunited Kingdom NERFINISHED
universe Middle-earth NERFINISHED
usedLanguage Adûnaic (as ancestral tongue)
Sindarin
Westron

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Gilraen husbandTitle Chieftain of the Dúnedain