Who Is Arthas?
Arthas is a fictional character from the famous video game Warcraft. But he appears in books as well.
Warcraft is not just a video game. The Blizzard franchise exceeded the virtual world by far and sprawls into literature. Arthas is the protagonist of the novel “Arthas: Rise of the Lich King” by Christie Golden. She is the author of other Warcraft novels as well as multiple Star Trek books.
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This Warcraft novel depicts Arthas’s transformation from Prince to the Lich King. Arthas Menethil was his full name. He was the prince of Lordaeron and the only son of Terenas Menethil II. He dreamed of inheriting the throne from his father and making his own history.
His journey starts as a 19-year-old young fighter who becomes an apprentice paladin serving under the command of Uther the Lightbringer. At the time, the young prince wanted nothing more than to protect his people from any form of harm. But the war against the scrouge corrupted him.
The purging of Stratholme city is considered the braking point at which he departed from his humanity. People in the city were infected and about to transform into undead. However, being about to transform and being transformed are two very different things. Nevertheless, Arthas decided to exterminate them since they were going to turn into enemies. It is his first step towards becoming Lich King.
This was just a brief turnaround on one of the greatest fictional characters in the history of creation. Warcraft is a vast world that can fight Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings pound for pound. Therefore, it is a highly advisable read for all lovers of fantasy.
