Aragorn was named after Aragorn I. The restoration of the line of Elendil to the throne of Gondor is a subplot of The Lord of the Rings; Aragorn's adventures not only aid Frodo in his Quest, but also bring him closer to his own kingship which, though his by right and lineage, has been left open for centuries due to historical, legal, and military circumstances. He declared the Drúadan Forest to belong to the Drúedain and a protected enclave of his Kingdom. This hunt led Aragorn across Rhovanion, and he finally captured Gollum in the Dead Marshes northwest of Mordor and brought him captive to King Thranduil’s halls in Mirkwood, where Gandalf questioned him. Despite the urging of Elrond and Círdan, Gil-galad's lieutenants, Isildur did not throw the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. 3009 Gandalf and Aragorn renewed their hunt for Gollum, searching intermittently in the vales of Anduin, Mirkwood, and Rhovanion, even to the confines of Mordor, without knowing that around that time Gollum ventured into Mordor, and was captured by Sauron. Tolkien made a proposal that Trotter might be Bilbo Baggins himself, but rejected that idea. And the Grey Company ride from the North. Éomer took a risk for his sake, giving him horses, with the promise that one day soon Aragorn would return to Edoras. He was the last Chieftain of the Dúnedain and a direct descendant through many generations of Isildur, the last High King of both Arnor and Gondor. While the history of Númenor and the descendants of Elros and Elendil were not fully developed, the terms of it were in existence, and would come to be connected with The Lord of the Rings as the character of Aragorn developed. Aragorn was born in T.A. [9], After Lórien, Aragorn and the Fellowship sailed down the river Anduin to the Falls of Rauros. It was also around this time that Aragorn met and fell in love with Arwen, Elrond's daughter, newly returned from her mother's homeland of Lórien where she had visited her grandmother Galadriel. When Tolkien first introduced Éowyn, the interest which she showed towards Aragorn was not one-sided, with suggestions in notes that they would marry at the end of the story. He arranged for an interview that night, where he warned them of the Black Riders and Bill Ferny, then bluntly requested that they use him as a guide. Isildur | The people hailed him as King that same evening.[19]. [T 6] When he was two years old, his father was killed while pursuing orcs. Aragorn II, son of Arathorn II and Gilraen, also known as Elessar and Strider, was the 16th Chieftain of the Dúnedain of the North; later crowned King Elessar Telcontar (March 1, 2931 - FO 120 or SR 1541), the 26th King of Arnor and 35th King of Gondor - and first High King of Gondor and Arnor since the short reign of Isildur. Frodo put the ring on, rendering him invisible, and ran away from Boromir. While Frodo continued his quest with Samwise Gamgee, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli went to Rohan to free Merry and Pippin, who had been captured by the Uruk-hai working for Saruman. After discovering that Frodo had left, Aragorn and the others decided that they would leave Frodo and Sam to rescue Merry and Pippin.

Ostoher | 1980: Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King: 2001: Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring: 2003: Peter Jackson's The Return of the King: 2014: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: 1955: The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series): 1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series): 1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series): 1988: J.R.R. Tolkien does come close to myth, Shippey suggests, as when Gandalf confronts the leader of the Nazgûl at the gate of Minas Tirith, and a cock crows, "as if" signalling the arrival of the Rohan cavalry, just as, he writes, a crowing cock signalled the Resurrection to Simon Peter in the Bible. Aldamir | [T 26] Aragorn healed Faramir, Denethor's heir, who had been expected to die, using the herb Athelas or Kingsfoil; Faramir, unlike his father, recognized Aragorn as his lord and the rightful heir to the throne. Elendil | For "Men of the North", Goddodin was a far northern kingdom. Tarondor |

He reluctantly conceded to Gandalf’s choice to pass through Moria, though his sense of foresight warned him for Gandalf. He had wooden feet, because he had once traveled to Mordor and been tortured there. When Gandalf was killed fighting a Balrog,[T 15] Aragorn led the company to Lothlórien[T 16] and down the River Anduin to the Falls of Rauros. He and Gandalf guided the Fellowship south along the line of the Misty Mountains. [7] From this would come his royal name Elessar (Quenya for "Elfstone"), and he would be a healer and a renewer. [T 24] As they approached Minas Tirith, Aragorn unfurled the royal standard that Arwen had made for him, showing both the White Tree of Gondor and the jewelled crown and seven stars of the House of Elendil. "[T 5], The "first germ" of the character that later evolved into Aragorn or Strider was a peculiar hobbit met by Bingo Bolger-Baggins (precursor of Frodo Baggins) at the inn of The Prancing Pony. Aragorn again amazed the rest of the Fellowship by his apparent closeness to the people of Lothlórien, and his friendship with Celeborn and Galadriel. [15] Afterward Aragorn went with Gandalf to Isengard, only to find it in ruins by the work of the Ents. After Pippin revealed himself to Sauron in the stone, Gandalf gave the palantir back to Aragorn.[16]. [8], Elrond gave his foster-son permission to marry his daughter, on the condition that he must first become king of both Gondor and Arnor, for only a king would be worthy of Arwen's hand. For though it was obvious he wished to go to Minas Tirith with Boromir, he yet felt that it was his duty to go where the Ring-bearer chose. [T 5] He met the wizard Gandalf and they became close friends. The Hobbit felt the eye but it was distracted by Gandalf the White, later found near Fangorn Forest by Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli during their search for Merry and Pippin. It is only in his working on the appendices for The Lord of the Rings that Tolkien recorded the full tale of Aragorn and Arwen. The people of Gondor have been under the rule of the Stewards of Gondor for centuries, as it was widely doubted that any of the royal line still lived. Aragorn's final weapon is the Black Stone. At their parting, Lady Galadriel gave him the Elfstone. Isildur was killed by orcs soon afterwards at the Gladden Fields beside the River Anduin, and the Ring was seemingly lost for ever. [T 33] The latter suggestion was linked to an early comment of Bingo: "I keep on feeling that I have seen him somewhere before". [ˈaraɡorn]; 1 March Third Age 2931 – Fourth Age 120, died aged 210 years[5]) was the son of Arathorn II and Gilraen. He fell in love with the immortal elf Arwen, as told in The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen; her father, Elrond, forbade them to marry unless Aragorn became King of both Arnor and Gondor. Tinúviel!" He writes that figures like Éomer of Rohan and Faramir of Gondor are in Frye's terms "superior in degree to other men but not to their natural environment", which places them in Frye's "High Mimetic" literary mode. He missed, however, unable to decide if he hated Saruman or Gandalf more, and thus ended the Battle of the Hornburg and the Battle of Isengard. Arwen's father, Elrondthe Half-elven, sees without being told what has happened, and tells Arag… [1], Young Aragorn with the shards of Narsil, by Anna Lee, Elrond revealed to "Estel" his true name and ancestry when he was twenty, and gave to him the Ring of Barahir and the Shards of Narsil. Ecthelion was anticipating an attack from Sauron who had just returned, and Thorongil warned him that in that event the Southern Fiefs would be vulnerable to the Corsairs of Umbar. [T 33] This story was further elaborated, making Trotter a nephew of Bilbo, named Peregrin Boffin, and an elder cousin of Frodo. ", The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, "The Medieval in Middle-earth: Aragorn and Exiled Anglo-Saxon Kings", "Wilderness, Wanderers and Their Theological Significance in J. R. R. Tolkien's, "John Hurt, Oscar nominated for 'The Elephant Man' dies at 77", "Taru sormusten herrasta kääntyi Suomessa kesäteatteriksi ja lopulta Ylen tv-sarjaksi", "THE RING GOES EVER ON: The Making of BBC Radio's The Lord of the Rings", "Laughter in Middle-earth: Humour in and around the Works of J.R.R. Aragorn encouraged the taking of the Redhorn Pass, which ended in disaster.