承认有标题党的嫌疑，但是在翻译HoMe12第七章《埃兰迪尔的后裔》时，突然发现这件广大读者熟知的历史事件有另一种诠释的可能性：
After Eärendur the Northern Kingdom of Arnor was broken up. The sons of the king established smaller independent kingdoms. The direct line of the eldest son ruled the realm of Arthedain in the north-west; their city was Fornost. Annúminas became deserted owing to the dwindling of the people. The chief of the lesser realms were [Cardolan east of the Baranduin; and Rhudaur north of the Bruinen.……
倒数一句“The chief of the lesser realms were Cardolan……; and Rhudaur……”似乎可以解作“那些较小的王国中，最主要的是卡多蓝和鲁道尔”。同时，无论是“The sons of the king”还是“smaller independent kingdoms”的表述，都没有涉及具体的数量。那么我们是否可以解读称，阿尔诺第十代国王埃雅仁都尔去世之后，阿尔诺王国不仅可能是“一分为三”，还可能是“分崩离析”，甚至（短暂地）出现了一个多国并立的时期，只是较小的政权都在随后的三国混战中逐渐重新被兼并了？
After Eärendur the Northern Kingdom of Arnor was broken up. The sons of the king established smaller independent kingdoms. The direct line of the eldest son ruled the realm of Arthedain in the north-west; their city was Fornost. Annúminas became deserted owing to the dwindling of the people. The chief of the lesser realms were [Cardolan east of the Baranduin; and Rhudaur north of the Bruinen.……
倒数一句“The chief of the lesser realms were Cardolan……; and Rhudaur……”似乎可以解作“那些较小的王国中，最主要的是卡多蓝和鲁道尔”。同时，无论是“The sons of the king”还是“smaller independent kingdoms”的表述，都没有涉及具体的数量。那么我们是否可以解读称，阿尔诺第十代国王埃雅仁都尔去世之后，阿尔诺王国不仅可能是“一分为三”，还可能是“分崩离析”，甚至（短暂地）出现了一个多国并立的时期，只是较小的政权都在随后的三国混战中逐渐重新被兼并了？
