This is something I've been thinking about for a while. A list representing Arnor in its might, using the Minas Tirith list as a base.

King of Arnor (haven't decided which yet) with Heavy Armour
6 Royal Guards (GotFC) with Shields
9 Warriors of Arnor with Spears and Shields
8 Warriors of Arnor with Shields
11 Rangers (6 with Spears)
Allied hero: Glorfindel
Total: 500
Don't know if I've tried to cram too much into a 500 point list but this incorporates everything I wanted. Weakness if a lack of cavalry, so it'd be a defensive army, but I hope that with the heavy armour they'll be able to hold out. Sacrificed some troops for a heavy hitter in Glorfindel (Unarmoured, unmounted) but hopefully that works.
So yes, don't know if I'll actually make this list, but any suggestions if I was to?

i have to say i quite like it and using Minas Tirith as your soilders is better as it show the kindom befor ehtye became pussys and ran from anything that went boo.
Glorfindel is a good choice but the Twins are also a good choice as they where very friendly with the Dunadain. I would however suggest maybe gettign a shield for your king but other than that it looks like a really good list. (Keep an eye out for cavalry however)
I would love to take you on with my all Cavalry army with Gothmog and Shadow. Pitty we are too far away.

Looks good to me, even though I feel like Glorfindel is a bit of a gamble with his low D but, other than that, it is quite a solid list
Cheers,
Rad

i haven't really had many probplems with G's low defence. I don't get it from Aragron and when i sued him last (His armoured for tho) he killed 2 Nazgul and a Troll Chieftain!!!!! (Tho Elrond and Radagast and mayeb a bit of luck helped here and there)

Seems like a fairly good list: nice store of might, good avaerage defence, good spread of Fv4, decent shooting and Glorfy to boot.

I'd definately suggest wapping out three spears from your Rangers and equip your King with a shield - its certainly worth it for the D7.

Obviously be wary of cavalry, but realtistically , most forces at 500pts wont have a cavalry contigent that's much cause for concern to an army like this. Compact, heavy infantry and some good shooting - coupled with your might points - will be adequate protection.

I would be more concerned about an army like Isengard or Dwarves; neither have much to worry about from your shooting, both will at least match your spread of Fv4 while loosing little to you on numbers and both will probably have a decent amount of S4 troops. These two armies pose the greatest threat to you in my opinion. Your greatest asset against them will be your Heroes, you will probably out-might anything either force can throw at you although you King barely a match for either army's generic Captin - let alone a named Hero. Glorfy may save the day here but be warned about using him too independantly of the rest of your troops as without any armour he will be particularly vulnerable.

Oops, forgot to say bump the new total up to 500 with the 2 extra spears.
So that would be dropping 5 spears if I wanted a shield on the king. I know from a gaming perspective it's probably worth it, but there's the modelling issue to consider as well. I was thinking that if I made this, the Arvedui model would make a great Arnorian king due to his Arnorian regalia and regal appearance. It would be difficult not only in attaching a shield to that model, but also acquiring one suitably Arnorian (as WoA are metal), though I suppose a round shield like Boromir's could work or maybe an altered Numenorean one. Alternatively, I did briefly consider giving him some special swordfighting ability which allows him to defend himself and count as shielding (in a similar style to wood elves or the twins) and write the additional defence down to increased toughness or exceptional armour.

As for Glorfindel, I added him in as I figured that the king would struggle against tougher opponents like heroes and I had nothing particularly strong to rely on, so glorfindel would e a bit of fun. Used the unarmoured version for 2 reasons: 1) Thematic - I'd imagine that if he was travelling through Arnor he wouldn't be encumbered by heavy armour unless he knew he was going to battle (though he still has light armour doesn't he?). 2) I own that version from BGiME. Likewise I didn't include the twins because 1) Don't own them, 2) Thematically I don't know how old they would have been during Arnor's glory. The two choices are fairly balanced anyway. The twins give me an extra skilled model allowing me to split up and do more damage. Glorfindel gives me an incredibly powerful individual, likely to trump anything the enemy throws at me and causing terror.

Plan against cavalry would be to target them with bows and hope to dismount or kill a few before they can hit my lines. My warriors will form into a shield wall and probably anchor themselves against good terrain unless they need to advance which they'd do in formation. Probably keep the GotFC back behind the front warriors guarding the flanks and ready to wrap around the edges once the lines meet. To combat Glorfindel's low defence, he'll probably be a counter-attacking element, hidden behind my sturdy defences until I reach combat and he can pick his fights. From experience this guy is rediculously hard to take down in low points games (I tried it with Goblins, one 6 and he wins the fight. Rolls a 5 and he has might points to burn).
I figure with Dwarves I can outmanoeuvre them a bit and fight on my terms. My shield wall should be able to hold the Dwarven line. Isengard will be tougher. I figure I'd need to shield parts of my wall while I attempt to swamp opposing areas utilising high fight value where possible to at least force a reroll if tied. My Rangers will either be tied up or can flank the formation and charge the pikes from behind if they're in a phalanx. Of course, these are entirely situational and I can only make generic guesses at what would happen. But one of the most enjoyable parts is playing in character and working with what you have. Victory is sweeter when it's challenging.


Thanks for the feedback all!

tho remember that Dwarves/Isengard are almos talways outnumbered so by using the "Gang Rape" tactic to kill them. What is "Gang Rape"? (Aside form the obvious pun)
Gang rape as I call it is putting 1 shielded warrior to shield agaisnt 1 or 2 foes often euqal or better than you in combat. This tyes up thoese men for a few turns atleast and then allows your better numbers to attack the rest of there force 2 on 1 and this tactic work very well agaisnt Dwarves as the not only have no spears but also they can't manuver as well.

@jaws - You're tactics are sound but I'd be wary of relying too heavily on individual WoMT to hold up much at all. A single WoMT has less than a 2 in 5 chance of winning against two Fv4 opponents if he shields. Bare in mind that both Isengard and Dwarves have a nice array of S4 troops and you can see that your throw away troops wont hold up for long at all, certainly not long enough for S3 infantry to cause much damage at all.

Also, only a pure Uruk-hai or heavy KG/IG force will find itself heaily outnumbred by Cal's list - particularly as he's bringing Glorfy. So attempting to hold up part of his opponents force in the hope of achieving local superiority elswhere may not be the best option.