He gave her the heirloom of his House, the Ring of Barahir, and, on the hill of Cerin Amroth, Arwen pledged her hand to him in marriage, renouncing her elvish lineage and accepting the Gift of Men: death. Later in 2980, he visited Lórien, and there once again met Arwen. Travelling the World from Eriador to Mordor.Īs King of the dwindling Numenorean race. Rightful King of Gondor, by Numenoreans built.Īnd thought of while through Middle-Earth he roved.īefriended by Gandalf, great of his Order, ![]() Īragorn the Ranger in the wild, from the fan film The Hunt for Gollum. After the victory at Umbar, "Thorongil" left the field and, to the dismay of his men, went east. With a small Gondor squadron of ships, he led an assault on the long-standing rebel province of Umbar in 2980, burning many of the Corsairs' ships and personally slaying their lord during the battle on the Havens. Aragorn served his lords in disguise and his name in Gondor and Rohan during that time was Thorongil ("Eagle of the Star"). Many of his tasks helped to raise morale in the West and counter the growing threat of Sauron and his allies, and he earned priceless experience which he would later put to use in the War of the Ring. Heeding Gandalf's advice, Aragorn and the Rangers began to guard a small land known as the Shire inhabited by the diminutive and agrarian Hobbits, and he became known among the peoples just outside the Shire's borders as Strider.įrom TA 2957 to TA 2980, Aragorn undertook great journeys, serving in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan, and Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor. Īragorn met Gandalf the Grey in 2956 and they became close friends. Īragorn thereafter assumed his proper role as the sixteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain and the Rangers of the North, and left the comforts of Rivendell for the wild, where he lived with the remainder of his people, whose kingdom had been destroyed through civil and regional wars centuries before. 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. Elrond withheld the Sceptre of Annúminas from Aragorn until he "came of the right" to possess the item. Young Aragorn with the shards of Narsil, by Anna Lee.Įlrond 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. Aragorn was renamed Estel and was not told about his heritage until 2951. At the request of his mother, his lineage was kept secret, as she feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true identity as the descendant of Elendil and Heir of Isildur became known. ![]() ![]() Aragorn was afterwards fostered in Rivendell by Elrond. When Aragorn was only two years old, his father Arathorn was killed while pursuing orcs. His ancestor Arvedui was wedded to Fíriel, who bore their son Aranarth, making Aragorn the last descendant of Anárion as well. " He was Aragorn son of Arathorn, the nine and thirtieth heir in the right line from Isildur, and yet more like Elendil than any before him." - The Silmarillion, Of the Rings of Power and the Third AgeĪragorn was a descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur.
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