Arindal

Arindal is Armin’s mighty son and Daura’s brother, remembered as a capable hunter and warrior whose attempt to save his sister ends in his death. In Armin’s recollection, Arindal’s loss is the first decisive catastrophe in a chain that leaves his father grieving the destruction of his family and the end of his line.

Identity and Background

Armin presents Arindal as a powerful young warrior, celebrated for a strong bow and a swift spear. He is Daura’s brother and one of the children whose deaths Armin summons when explaining his sorrow to Carmor. Their family had looked toward a hopeful union between Daura and Armar, but Erath’s grievance against Armar turns that prospect into a trap.

The Attempt to Rescue Daura

After Erath deceives Daura into going to a rock in the sea, her calls carry across the water. Arindal descends from the hill in hunting gear, with arrows at his side, his bow in hand, and five dark-gray dogs accompanying him. On the shore he seizes Erath and binds him to an oak; then he takes a boat out to bring Daura back to land. His actions move quickly from confronting the deceiver to answering his sister’s danger directly.

Death and Consequences

Armar arrives in anger and releases a gray-feathered arrow that strikes Arindal. The boat stops, and Arindal dies on the rock before he can bring Daura safely ashore. His death is followed by further loss: the boat breaks apart, Armar plunges into the sea while trying to reach Daura, and a storm prevents his return. Daura is left isolated on the rock and later dies from grief. Armin’s account therefore makes Arindal’s death the turning point in a sequence of failed rescues and deaths.

Remembrance and Narrative Role

Arindal appears through Armin’s lament rather than as a speaker in the recalled events. His courage is established through concrete actions—meeting Erath, binding him, and crossing the water for Daura—while the outcome makes those actions tragically ineffective. Armin remembers him alongside Daura as one of the children lost on the fatal night; after their deaths, he describes himself as the last of his race. Arindal thus stands at the center of the remembered family disaster: a brave son whose attempt to protect his sister deepens, rather than ends, the catastrophe.