The Northern Kingdoms - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

FlimFlamSam · 08-06-2011, 10:30 AM

ArquenoSingollo72 spoke: [Tolkien gave us very little information to go on, i was wondering if anyone out there had their own theories]
Sure.
I'll give you one, and its fairly simple too.

There are several instances given of twins being born in Middle-earth history.
Why not a case of triplets?

The only real information given about Amlaith is that he is credited as "eldest son".
You could theorize that triplets might all feel to have the same claim to the crown, and decided to split the kingdom 3-ways as an answer.

There ya go. Food for thought.

Curiously, Weathertop/Amon Sul is also similar in theory to the Three-farthing stone of the Shire (which had 4 farthings), who followed "The Rules" (of the King) of which the division of the realm was still in existence, and recognized as such, and known to hobbits at Bree c.1300, since the realm was not "reunited" until the days of Argeleb I (ruled 1349-1356), where Arthedain having claimed all the realm signified by the King taking a name with the prefix ar- to recognize this, still had Cardolan and Rhudaur in existence.

08-06-2011, 10:30 AM	#7
FlimFlamSam Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	Theories ArquenoSingollo72 spoke: [Tolkien gave us very little information to go on, i was wondering if anyone out there had their own theories] Sure. I'll give you one, and its fairly simple too. There are several instances given of twins being born in Middle-earth history. Why not a case of triplets? The only real information given about Amlaith is that he is credited as "eldest son". You could theorize that triplets might all feel to have the same claim to the crown, and decided to split the kingdom 3-ways as an answer. There ya go. Food for thought. Curiously, Weathertop/Amon Sul is also similar in theory to the Three-farthing stone of the Shire (which had 4 farthings), who followed "The Rules" (of the King) of which the division of the realm was still in existence, and recognized as such, and known to hobbits at Bree c.1300, since the realm was not "reunited" until the days of Argeleb I (ruled 1349-1356), where Arthedain having claimed all the realm signified by the King taking a name with the prefix ar- to recognize this, still had Cardolan and Rhudaur in existence.