Arnor

In the fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien, Arnor, or the Northern Kingdom, was a kingdom of the D?nedain in the land of Eriador in Middle-earth. The name probably means "Land of the King", from Sindarin Ara- (high, kingly) + (n)dor (land).

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It was founded at the end of the Second Age (S.A. 3320) by Elendil, whose sons founded Gondor at the same time. The history of the two kingdoms is intertwined; both kingdoms are known as the Realms of the D?nedain in Exile.

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Before the foundation of Arnor there was already a sizable N?men?rean population living there, a result of the slow emigration of N?men?reans which had started under Tar-Meneldur and Tar-Aldarion. Before the arrival of the D?nedain Arnor was home to Middle Men of Edain stock, and the early colonists soon interbred with the indigenous population. Arnor was originally favoured over the more southern regions (Gondor) because the Elves under Gil-galad lived near it across the river Lh?n. However, in later days after the N?men?reans fell under Sauron's shadow they settled more to the south. This led to a situation where Elendil arrived in an area populated by people who, unlike his own N?men?reans, were mainly still friends with the Elves, and unlike Gondor to the south in Arnor much knowledge of the Elder Days was preserved.

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