Heir of Anárion

Meneldil and his descendants

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After Anárion's son Meneldil took on the sole Kingship of Gondor, it was made a hereditary title that passed down to his descendants. So, each of the next thirty Kings, over two thousand years of Middle-earth's history, was an Heir of Anárion to some degree. The direct line from Anárion only lasted for ten generations to the childless Tarannon Falastur, but an heir was found from within Anárion's descendants. As history unfolded, the direct line was broken several times, but a suitable heir was always found until the time when Eärnur was lost in Minas Morgul. He was the last Heir of Anárion to hold the throne, and the last King of Gondor until the coming of Aragorn, nearly a thousand years later.

For a detailed genealogical chart and list showing Anárion and his heirs, see the entry for King of Gondor.

Notes

The last King of Gondor who was an Heir of Anárion was Eärnur, who was lost in III 2050. The Kingship of Gondor was restored by Aragorn Elessar in III 3019, but Aragorn was not an Heir of Anárion, but an Heir of Isildur, who was Anárion's elder brother.

These titles were all held by Heirs of Anárion through the first two millennia of the Third Age, but they were not exclusive to that line. There were other Heirs of Elendil in the North-kingdom (specifically the Heirs of Isildur, who was Elendil's elder son). As noted above, after the War of the Ring, Aragorn Elessar of Isildur's line re-established the Kingship of Gondor, though he was not an Heir of Anárion.

Heir of Anárion

Meneldil and his descendants

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