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   From: le@top.put.com   
      
   I periodically post on this header to reflect on the evolving   
   standing of the reign of the present British monarch (still   
   the only one in whose reign TLotR has been in print,and already   
   first in line when even The Hobbit was published) in relation   
   to the hereditary titleholders of Arda.   
      
   Her Majesty now completes seventy years of reign,definitively   
   surpassing Ar-Sakalthor of Numenor and drawing abreast of   
   Arveleg II of Arnor and his descendant Aranuir,Chieftain of   
   the Dunedain.Aldor the Old remains the only ruler of Rohan   
   to have lived or reigned longer but his margin by both measures   
   shrinks by the day as the Queen leaves Eomer ever further behind.   
      
   Named hereditary titleholders of Arda reigning between 60 and 100 years:   
      
   Thorin I		99 years   
   Nain II			97   
   Arantar			96   
   Gloin			96   
   Thorin II		91   
   Eldacar (Arnor)		90   
   Cemendur		90   
   Tar-Calmacil 		88   
   Tarondor (Arnor)	87   
   Anardil			87   
   Earendil		86   
   Amlaith			85   
   Earendur		84   
   Faramir			84   
   Beleg			83   
   Tarannon Falastur	83   
   Siriondil		82   
   Mallor			81   
   Celepharn		81   
   Celebrindor		81   
   Argeleb II		81   
   Ostoher			81   
   Atanatar I		81   
   Hyarmendacil II		81   
   Tarcil			80   
   Araphor			80   
   Calimehtar		80   
   Ciryandil		79   
   Tar-Palantir		78   
   Araval			78   
   Dain II			78   
   Cirion			78   
   Malvegil		77   
   Atanatar II		77   
   Ar-Gimilzor		75   
   Aldor the Old		75   
   Tar-Ardamin  		74   
   Arvegil			73   
   Araphant		73   
   Aravir			72   
   Gerontius		72   
   Ar-Zimrathon    	71   
   Arahael			71   
   Arveleg II		70   
   Aranuir			70   
   Ar-Sakalthor		69   
   Arahad I		68   
   Narmacil I		68   
   Aravorn			66   
   Valacar			66   
   Aragost			65   
   Arahad II		65   
   Arassuil		65   
   Eomer			65   
   Ar-Pharazon 		64   
   Arathorn I		64   
   Argonui			64   
   Ar-Adunakhor		63   
   Romendacil II		62 (after 64 years as regent)   
   Belecthor II		61   
      
   Gondor's Eldacar reigned only 58 years   
   de jure and 48 de facto.Gondor's Tarondor   
   reigned 162 years.   
      
      
   Lifespans between 90 years and the 130 of the Old Took,   
   Argeleb I of Arnor,and the Steward Belegorn:   
      
   Hallas			125 years   
   Earnur			122   
   Barahir			122   
   Telemnar 		120   
   Mardil			120   
   Hurin I			120   
   Belecthor II		120   
   Faramir			120   
   Pelendur		119   
   Cirion			118   
   Eradan			117   
   Egalmoth		117   
   Turin I			113   
   Hurin II		113   
   Herion			111   
   Beregond		111   
   Angelimir		111   
   Arvedui 		110   
   Arador 			110   
   Belecthor I		110   
   Orodreth		109   
   Beren			108   
   Dior			107   
   Rorimac Brandybuck	106   
   Aglahad			105   
   Fortinbras I		103   
   Gorbadoc Brandybuck	103   
   Denethor I		102   
   Isengrim II		102   
   Fortinbras II		102   
   Gormadoc Brandybuck	102   
   Madoc Brandybuck	102   
   Aldor the Old		101   
   Isumbras IV		101   
   Paladin II		101   
   Elphir			101   
   Arveleg I 		100   
   Aragorn I		100   
   Thorondir		100   
   Ferumbras II		100   
   Imrahil			100   
   Turin II	 	 99   
   Ferumbras III		 99   
   Alphros			 99   
   Ecthelion I	 	 98   
   Turgon		 	 98   
   Ecthelion II	     	 98   
   Isengrim III		 98   
   Isumbras III		 93   
   Marmadoc Brandybuck	 93   
   Eomer			 93   
   Saradoc Brandybuck	 92   
      
      
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