Ornaher

Ornaher
Gender Male Race Man Region Mordor Besieged Area Arandor Settlement Díngarth Map Ref [97.4S, 131.3W]

Description

Ornaher is one of the sons of Isildur sent to Díngarth to inspect the garrison during the Siege of Barad-dûr by the Great Alliance in the Mordor Besieged area. ^{[97.4S, 131.3W]}

Ornaher is an assumed name, intended to protect him from those who would seek to harm the family of Isildur and Elendil. He is Aratan, second youngest of Isildur's sons who fought in the war.

Quest Involvement

• [121] Instance: The Sons of Isildur

• [121] Chapter 11.5: The Storm in the East
• [122] Chapter 11.8: Tûka's Wisdom

• [122] Instance: All Is Quiet
• [122] Instance: The Council of Kings
• [122] Instance: A Bad Birthday
• [128] Instance: The Disaster

Lore

Biography: Aratan
Birth - Death	Second Age 3339 - Third Age 2
Race:	Man
Gender:	Male
Ancestor(s):	Elendil
Parent(s):	Isildur Valardis*
	Aratan
Info:	Brothers: Elendur, Tárandil* (foster brother), Ciryon, Valandil Died in Battle of the Gladden Fields * Lotro-only characters

Aratan (Quenya for Royal Man) was born in Gondor in Second Age 3339, son of Isildur, grandson of Elendil.

Little is known about Aratan's early years. He appears in the tales about the War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, but he was sent to guard Minas Ithil rather than take part in the Siege of Barad-dûr.

In Third Age 2, at the Battle of the Gladden Fields, Aratan was mortally wounded when trying to rescue his brother Ciryon, who was already slain. It was at that point, with his best counsellors and two sons dead, that Isildur eventually put on the One Ring and vanished from Middle-earth.

Thus Aratan died quite young for the time, 102 years old. He had no known children.

External References

• Unfinished Tales, by Tolkien
• tolkiengateway