O que aconteceu com Arnor após a queda de Angmar na AT 1975

Eärendur, filho de Elendur, foi o último rei de Arnor em si, morrendo em 861 da Terceira Era, de acordo com o Apêndice B de O Senhor dos Anéis. O Apêndice observa ainda:

After Eärendur, owing to dissensions among his sons their realm was divided into three: Arthedain, Rhudaur, and Cardolan. Arthedain was in the North-west and included the land between Brandywine and Lune, and also the land north of the Great Road as far as the Weather Hills. Rhudaur was in the North-east and lay between the Ettenmoors, the Weather Hills, and the Misty Mountains, but included also the Angle between the Hoarwell and the Loudwater. Cardolan was in the South, its bounds being the Brandywine, the Greyflood, and the Great Road.

Assim, em 1975, Arnor estava na verdade em três partes. Os três foram conquistados ou despovoados em diferentes épocas; o Apêndice nos diz:

A great host came out of Angmar in 1409, and crossing the river entered Cardolan and surrounded Weathertop. The Dúnedain were defeated and Arveleg was slain. The Tower of Amon Sûl was burned and razed; but the palantír was saved and carried back in retreat to Fornost, Rhudaur was occupied by evil Men subject to Angmar, and the Dúnedain that remained there were slain or fled west. Cardolan was ravaged. Araphor son of Arveleg was not yet full-grown, but he was valiant, and with aid from Círdan he repelled the enemy from Fornost and the North Downs. A remnant of the faithful among the Dúnedain of Cardolan also held out in Tyrn Gorthad (the Barrowdowns), or took refuge in the Forest behind.

Assim, em 1409, Rhudaur (um grande pedaço de Arnor) já não existia como tal. Cardolan estava cambaleante e mal existia. Próximo:

In the days of Argeleb II [the mid-1600s Third Age] the plague came into Eriador from the Southeast, and most of the people of Cardolan perished, especially in Minhiriath. The Hobbits and all other peoples suffered greatly, but the plague lessened as it passed northwards, and the northern parts of Arthedain were little affected. It was at this time that an end came of the Dúnedain of Cardolan, and evil spirits out of Angmar and Rhudaur entered into the deserted mounds and dwelt there.

Então, por volta de 1660, Cardolan efetivamente não existia mais como país e estava essencialmente deserto.

A batalha em 1975, realizada para ser o fim do reino do Norte, foi, portanto, apenas o fim de Arthedain; os outros dois terços de Arnor tinham sido mais ou menos completamente despovoados séculos antes.

Arthedain em si, é claro, era onde o Condado e a Terra Bree estavam; e recebemos dicas de que havia outros hobbits e talvez outros humanos na área - mas, quanto ao resto de Arnor, parece que não havia mais ninguém lá; Certamente não há assentamentos. Orcs se tornaram um problema, começando algumas centenas de anos antes da jornada de Bilbo; mas raramente fora das áreas mais orientais:

When the kingdom [that is, Arthedain] ended the Dúnedain passed into the shadows and became a secret and wandering people, and their deeds and labours were seldom sung or recorded. Little now is remembered of them since Elrond departed. Although even before the Watchful Peace ended evil things again began to attack Eriador or to invade it secretly, the Chieftains for the most part lived out their long lives. ... later, in the days of Arassuil, Orcs, multiplying again in the Misty Mountains, begin to ravage the lands, and the Dúnedain and the sons of Elrond fought with them. It was at this time that a large band came so far west as to enter the Shire, and were driven off by Bandobras Took.

(Todas as citações tiradas do Apêndice B de O Senhor dos Anéis .)

    

Basicamente, havia poucas pessoas para restabelecê-lo como um reino adequado:

After the death of King Arvedui, his son, Aranarth, perceived that the northern Dúnedain had become too few to reestablish the realm of Arthedain. He took his dwindling people and turned them into wanderers who traveled from place to place in Eriador. Instead of calling himself a king or prince, he assumed the title Chieftain. Through them the royal line of Arnor was maintained successfully for a thousand years until the refounding of Arnor in Fo.A. 1. Aranarth brought his son Arahael to Rivendell and gave him to Elrond for safekeeping until he was grown. This became a tradition that was followed through the rest of the Third Age. Also brought to Elrond were the heirlooms of the House of Elendil: the Sceptre of Annúminas, the Ring of Barahir, the shards of Narsil, and the Star of Elendil. So the Dúnedain survived in the shadows, waiting for a better day when the kingdom of Arnor would be reborn. There were sixteen Chieftains in direct descent, with Aragorn Elessar being the last. There were many perils in Eriador in that time, and many of the Chieftains died premature deaths. One of these was Aragorn II's father, Arathorn II, who was slain by Orcs raiding the area.

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Essencialmente, os Hobbits capturaram uma grande parte dele, mas principalmente ele havia sido despovoado devido a guerras e doenças e consistia de pequenos grupos e aldeias de quase todas as raças. Os Rangers tinham algumas aldeias pequenas, mas nada grande o suficiente para ser considerado como um reino.