A Dúnadan warrior and prince, Artamir (Q. "Noble-jewel") died fighting Wainriders near Dagorlad in T.A. 1944. His father, King Ondoher, and his brother Faramir both perished in the same battle. He was the heir to the Gondorian throne. With his death, and that of his father and only brother, Gondor lacked an immediate successor, a situation that invited Arvedui of Arthedain's unsuccessful claim to the throne of the South Kingdom.