Aranarth

Aranarth was the eldest son of King Arvedui of Arthedain. When Arthedain was overrun by the Angmarrim in T.A. 1974, his father fled westward. Aranarth, however, took his family and much of Fornost's treasures and went east to Imladris , where he organized the Rangers of the North. Thus, he became their first Chieftain and he established the precedent that the Lords of the Rangers would always be reared in Rivendell. Arvedui died in the icy waters of the Bay of Forochel the following year, ending any hope of refounding Arthedain, and the Rangers of the North were entrusted with the realm's legacy. His son and heir, Aranarth, ruled from T.A. 1974 until T.A. 2106.