Tolkien History

Does anyone know the family tree link between Aragorn and Isildur? I've been able to track Isildur back to King Thingol(Elwe) and Melian the Maiar and Aragorn back to Arador on his fathers side and Aranarth on his mother's but there is where I lose the link. If anybody is obsessed enough to be able to help me with this question I have many more and perhaps I could help you.

Isildur is Aragorn's ancestor. Isildur's son Valandil started the line of Kings of Arnor who eventually became the Rangers. According to "The Languages of Middle-Earth," these are the direct line from son to son from Isildur to Aragorn

Isildur
Valandil
Eldacar
Arantar
Tarcil
Tarondor
Valandur
Elendur
Earendur
Amlaith
Beleg
Mallor
Celepharn
Celebrindor
Malvegil
Argeleb
Arveleg
Araphor
Argeleb II
Arvegil
Arveleg II
Araval
Araphant
Arvedui (Last King of Arthedain)
Aranarth
Arahael
Aranuir
Aravir
Aragorn I
Araglas
Arahad
Aragost
Aravorn
Arahad
Arassuil
Arathorn I
Argonui
Arador
Arathorn II
Aragorn II

hope this helps

Good work, Ben!

humm i supose you get 100% in tolkien history 101

All I did was copy out of a book

Cheater!!!

Still, you had to look it up, type it all out. Some people might not have even taken the time.

Thank you very much for answering my question. My appreciation knows no bounds. I couldn't figure it out for the life of me. What book did you get it from?

It's in "The Languages of Middle-earth" by Ruth Noel. For some reason they stuck a detailed family tree in there. You should be able to pick it up in your local bookstore.

You can find the same stuff in the Appendices, Appendix A. You are right about Elwë. As a matter of fact you can trace Isildur's lineage not only back to Elwë, but also to Ingwë (or at any rate one closely related), Finwë, Beor, Marach and Haleth (and thus Haldad). Aragorn and Arwen's children probably had the claim to the noblest lineage of their time.