They instead chose Eärnil, who though being still of the Royal House of Gondor was not in the line of direct succession; his great-grandfather Arciryas was the brother of Narmacil II, and Eärnil's great-great-grandfather was King Telumehtar Umbardacil.
Fíriel |
The bloodlines of Anárion and Isildur were reunited by the marriage of Anárion's descendant, Fíriel of Gondor, with Isildur's descendant, Arvedui of Arthedain.
In T.A. 3019 he was crowned King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor (Aragorn was an descendant of Fíriel, a princess of Gondor who married prince Arvedui of Fornost a few generations before the line of the kings of Gondor ended).