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2014-09-02T13:51:24Z

TarElessar: /* Portrayal in adaptions (done) */

==Bearer==
I think we should define a 'ring-bearer' as someone who actually wore the ring. This would see Déagol removed from the list.--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 10:42, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
:Actually having held the Ring is sufficient enough. Otherwise, Sam would be excluded from this list as well.--[[User:BalrogTrainer|BalrogTrainer]] 05:35, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

::Sam wore the Ring for a day - he got into Cirith Ungol by wearing the Ring. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 10:43, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

:::+1--{{User:KingAragorn/sig}} 16:10, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

== Gimli ==

Gimli did not try to destroy the Ring in the book. Notwithstanding that, it would not make it worthy of this list. '''Do not''' add Gimli to this article again. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 17:43, 31 August 2014 (UTC)
:By this logic, shouldn't Boromir also be removed? He merely held the chain to which it was attached. Plus, I don't think he did it in the book anyway.--[[User:BalrogTrainer|BalrogTrainer]] 05:35, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
::Yes. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 10:42, 1 September 2014 (UTC)
::+1 [[User:Smog|Smog]] 12:10, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

== Portrayal in adaptions (done) ==

In my eyes, Gandalf should not be listed as a Ring-bearer, because he only touched the ring with a forceps, that means Boromir and Gimli shall also become listed although Boromir rather touched the ring by its chain only (see also a comment above) and Gimli touched it with his axe, it might get ridiculous. So either we make up a new paragraph "portrayal in adaptions" where Boromir and Gimli are listed (like this, it would be similar to the german Ardapedia), or we delete Gandalf from the list. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 06:02, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

:TarElessar, Tolkien Gateway is about Tolkien's works, not the films. Even if you remember details from the films, they don't necessarily follow the books. Here it is the books that are treated like absolute truth. When you are adding something to the wiki, you must check it in the books first, unless you are sure you remember right that you read it in them. In the first film Gandalf ''never'' touched the Ring, but this doesn't matter at all, as in the book he did hold the Ring: "He unfastened it and handed it slowly to the wizard. It felt suddenly very heavy, as if either it or Frodo himself was in some way reluctant for Gandalf to touch it. Gandalf held it up. It looked to be made of pure and solid gold." It is clear that Gandalf is one of the very few individuals who ever touched the Ring, even if it was for a few moments. In the book, Gandalf does not have terriying visions when approaching his fingers to the Ring, as happens in the film. It doesn't matter if he did otherwise in the films or some video game. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 06:43, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

::Ah, alright. But you shall check the films first, before you say something wrong like Gandalf ''never'' touched the ring in any film. As I already have written, Gandalf touches the ring in the first one with a forceps. But that's not necessary for the page anymore. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 07:00, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

:::Gandalf didn't ''touch'' the Ring, he used the throng (as he did in the book btw) to give it to Frodo from the fireplace. Boromir didn't ''touch'' it either, he held the chain that was holding it. Gimli also hit it with his axe. These instances are hardly the act of physically ''touching'' something. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 08:53, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

::::Shouldn't we remove Gandalf from the list then? --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 09:09, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

:::::No, the above paragraph was about the characters you claim touched the Ring ''in the film'', and they didn't because getting in contact with something llike this, is not ''touching''. ''In the book'' Gandalf DID touch the Ring as Frodo gave it to him ("He unfastened it and handed it slowly to the wizard. It felt suddenly very heavy, as if either it or Frodo himself was in some way reluctant for Gandalf to touch it. Gandalf held it up. It looked to be made of pure and solid gold.") and ''then'' he took it with a throng, as in the film. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 09:14, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

::::::Okay. You said before that Gandalf did it as in the book, you must have meant "as he did not in the book". Good, this section can be closed. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 10:48, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

:::::::In both the book and the film, Gandalf took the Ring from the fireplace with the throngs, but in the book he had held the Ring in his hand before throwing it into the fireplace, whereas in the film the Ring was inside an envelope, which Gandalf threw into the fireplace, without ever touching the Ring itself. It seems that the filmmakers consciously made sure that Gandalf should not ever touch the Ring, which is not the case in the book, as Gandalf fearlessly touches it when Frodo hands it to him (and there is no envelope). The matter is closed, but I just wanted to make sure that my English makes sense. [[User:Sage|Sage]] 11:29, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

:::::::::Oh, now I know. Thank you. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 13:51, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Ring-bearers

2014-09-02T10:48:50Z

TarElessar: /* Portrayal in adaptions */

Ring-bearers

2014-09-02T09:10:28Z

TarElessar: /* List of persons who touched the Ring */ Gandalf did not touch the ring, but used a forceps

[[File:Lorraine Brevig - Frodo and the One Ring.jpg|Lorraine Brevig, ''Frodo and the One Ring''|thumb]]
'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune to the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Talk:Ring-bearers

2014-09-02T09:09:29Z

TarElessar: /* Portrayal in adaptions */

Talk:Ring-bearers

2014-09-02T07:00:07Z

TarElessar: /* Portrayal in adaptions */

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2014-09-02T06:04:20Z

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-- [[User:Mith|'''Mith''']] ([[User talk:Mith|'''Talk''']]/[[Special:Contributions/Mith|Contribs]]/[[Special:Editcount/Mith/Edits|Edits]]) 10:56, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

:Thank you very much. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 10:58, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

== Ring-bearers ==

Do not add Gimli to the [[Ring-bearers]] article again. See [[Talk:Ring-bearers|its talk page]] for reasons why. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 12:48, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

==Portrayal in adaptations==
Preferably, the section for Peter Jackson's films at [[Ring-bearers]] should list in which particular film(s) the scenes occur. Please check how it's done in our article about [[Gandalf]].--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 17:58, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

:I looked at the talk page of the article, and there is not a consensus to include Boromir and Gimli among the Ring-bearers, as portrayed in PJ's films. You will need to argue your point at the talk page, and reach a consensus, before adding them to the article. The code can easily be retrieved if that will be the case.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 18:10, 1 September 2014 (UTC)

::Thanks for advices. I've watched over. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 06:04, 2 September 2014 (UTC)

Talk:Ring-bearers

2014-09-02T06:02:43Z

TarElessar: /* Portrayal in adaptions */ new section

Ring-bearers

2014-09-01T17:36:31Z

TarElessar: /* A possible Ring-bearer? */

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune to the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Portrayal in adaptions==

In the [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|movies]], also ''[[Boromir]]'' held the ring once, he held it on the Redhorn Pass of [[Caradhras]] after Frodo lost it, and ''[[Gimli]]'' touches it with his axe in [[Rivendell]].

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Ring-bearers

2014-09-01T15:13:13Z

TarElessar: /* List of persons who touched the Ring */

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold. This paragraph only concerns the books, not the movies.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune to the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Ring-bearers

2014-09-01T11:40:38Z

TarElessar:

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* [[Gimli]] - He touched the ring with his axe in Rivendell after Elrond decided that the ring must be destroyed. But the ring can only in Mount Doom be destroyed, the axe of Gimli splattered.
* [[Boromir]], Son of Denethor II - He held the Ring on the [[Redhorn Pass]] for a while after Frodo lost it. Under Aragorn's pressure he gave it back to Frodo.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune to the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Ring-bearers

2014-08-31T17:29:36Z

TarElessar: Undo revision 253961 by Mith (talk) yes, really.

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* [[Gimli]] - He touched the ring with his axe in Rivendell after Elrond decided that the ring must be destroyed. But the ring can only in Mount Doom be destroyed, the axe of Gimli splattered.
* [[Boromir]], Son of Denethor II - He held the Ring on the [[Redhorn Pass]] for a while after Frodo lost it. Under Aragorn's pressure he gave it back to Frodo then.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune was the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Talk:Armenelos

2014-08-31T17:28:07Z

TarElessar:

Isn't there any better image of Armenelos than that rather wrong one? --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 17:20, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

:[[:Category:Images of Armenelos|No]]. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 17:55, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

::That image is wrong, because the architecture on the image is not the Númenorean and the city of Armenelos is not on the coast, but in the middle of Elenna, near the Meneltarma Mountain. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 10:18, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

:::I've know uploaded a better image of Armenelos. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 12:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

::::No, you've uploaded the image "[http://ferdinandladera.deviantart.com/art/Golden-Temple-347576998 Golden Temple]" by Ferdinand Ladera which was used as the cover of the book ''Schisms'' by V.A. Jeffrey. The image - not depicting Armenelos - was uploading without permission and was not under a GNU FDL licence. As such, being both a copyright infringement and not relevant to Tolkien Gateway, it was deleted by me. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:36, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

:::::Oh, ok. In Google it appeared as I searched for "Armenelos". --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 17:28, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

Ring-bearers

2014-08-31T12:16:39Z

TarElessar: /* List of persons who touched the Ring */ if Gandalf, who did not really touch the ring himself, is mentioned, then Gimli must also stand there

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* [[Gimli]] - He touched the ring with his axe in Rivendell after Elrond decided that the ring must be destroyed. But the ring can only in Mount Doom be destroyed, the axe of Gimli splattered.
* [[Boromir]], Son of Denethor II - He held the Ring on the [[Redhorn Pass]] for a while after Frodo lost it. Under Aragorn's pressure he gave it back to Frodo then.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune was the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Talk:Armenelos

2014-08-31T12:08:54Z

TarElessar:

Armenelos

2014-08-31T12:07:52Z

TarElessar:

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| othernames=The Golden,[[City of the Kings]]
| etymology=
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| location=[[Arandor]], nigh [[Meneltarma]]
| inhabitants=[[Númenóreans]]
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'''Armenelos the Golden''', referred to as [[City of the Kings|The City of Kings]], was the capital and (in later years) the largest city of [[Númenor]].

==History==
It was situated in eastern central [[Númenor]], in the district called [[Arandor]], the Kingsland, close to [[Meneltarma]] and the haven of [[Rómenna]].

It was founded as far back as the end of the [[First Age]], when the [[Edain]] first migrated to the island. Conceivably [[Arandor]] was the first district they settled after landing in a firth that later led to the haven of [[Rómenna]].

Armenelos contained the royal palace, the [[King's House]], reportedly built with the help of the [[Maiar]]. Its finishing, together with the coronation of [[Elros]] in {{SA|32}} marked the beginning of the [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] realm.

==Etymology==
[[Helge Fauskanger]] has suggested that ''Armenelos'' is a [[Quenya]] name.<ref>[http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/quenya.htm Quenya - the Ancient Tongue] at [http://folk.uib.no/hnohf/ Ardalambion] (accessed 25 September 2011)</ref>

At early stages of writing, this city was called by other names:
*''Ar-Minalêth'', an [[Adûnaic]] name (it is uncertain whether this name was deleted or not).
*''Númenos'' (also at first used of what became ''Númenor'')<ref name=Fall>{{LR|Fall}}, pp. 11, 14, 19, 30</ref>
*''Númar''<ref name=Fall/> or ''Nûmar''<ref>{{VT|45a}}, p. 26</ref> (also at first used of what became ''Númenor'')

{{references}}
* {{S|Akallabeth}}
* {{UT|Numenor}}
* {{UT|Wife}}
* {{HM|SD}}, "[[The Drowning of Anadûnê]]"


==See also==
* [[:Category:Images of Armenelos|Images of Armenelos]]

[[Category:Númenor]]
[[Category:Pronounced articles]]
[[Category:Quenya locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages]]

[[de:Armenelos]]
[[fi:Armenelos]]
[[fr:encyclo/geographie/villes_tours_et_forteresses/numenor/armenelos]]

User:TarElessar

2014-08-31T10:20:26Z

TarElessar:

Well met!
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Talk:Armenelos

2014-08-31T10:18:43Z

TarElessar:

User talk:Mith/2014

2014-08-31T10:15:38Z

TarElessar: /* The law of Númenor */

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== Thanks for the welcome ==

Hi, Mith. I just threw in a lot of stuff (mostly in the refs) about "Bullroarer" in [[Bandobras Took#Etymology]], with sources going about 3 levels deep. Dammit, this site is feeding my addictions! --[[User:Thnidu|Thnidu]] 10:34, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

:Hi Thnidu, you're very welcome and we're glad to have you one board! My colleague, [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]], has undone your edit as you've reference Wikipedia; on Tolkien Gateway we don't reference Wikipedia but feel free to use the exact same sources that they use! --{{User:Mith/sig}} 13:16, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

== I'm new ==

Hey mith I'm trying to get more involved on here can you help me guide me some I'm new to this and feel slightly overwhelmed thanks [[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 03:26, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

:Hi Neumanjames2010, I'm pleased that you are so keen to get more involved. What exactly would you like help with? --{{User:Mith/sig}} 11:17, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

::just unsure where i can help more and to get more involved with the community [[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 10:24, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

::Hey mith I dont know how to make or use info boxes other than user boxes I was thinking we could add the instruments to the 13 dwarves in thorin co. [[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 12:12, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

:::I can't really direct you about where you can help - everyone just helps out, independently, wherever they feel most able. Do you have any particular Tolkienian interests?
:::Your idea about the instruments is a good one, but it does only apply to Thorin and Company and we do try to keep the infoboxes uniform (the infoboxes don't currently support instruments). I shall have a think! If you want to add an infobox to a page, there is a fairly self-explanatory code on each page - the list of infoboxes is available here: [[:Category:Infobox templates]]. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 14:56, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

==Sourcing==

Hey mith if I were to clean up the mirkwood and thorin pages are there certain edtions that we tend to use as sourses or can we just use any edition of the original stories [[User:Neumanjames 2010|Throrin Longbeard]] 22:26, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

:With ''[[The Hobbit]]'' there is no preferred edition. With ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' we tend to prefer the [[The Lord of the Rings (50th Anniversary Edition)|50th Anniversary Edition]] as this is fairly universal with consistent pagination. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 22:39, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

== Different ISBNs ==

Would it be much trouble to add extra lines for different ISBNs in (the expanded version of) Template:Book? I stumbled upon the need to add an "Ebook ISBN" in addition to the "Print ISBN" when creating the page for ''[http://www.mcfarlandbooks.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-7438-7 Tolkien in the New Century]''.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 16:47, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

:Done. I've even done a cool thing whereby if you do put in two ISBNs it changes on the template to read "ISBNs" instead of "ISBN". --{{User:Mith/sig}} 11:17, 6 July 2014 (UTC)

== Minor Hobbits in AUJ EE ==
Tosser Grubb needs a citation, then, by that logic, do all the other Hobbits who appear in the market scene in the extended cut of "An Unexpected Journey" need one as well (the ones actually given character names, at least - Old Gammidge, Old Hob and Fredegar Chubb)? {{unsigned|BalrogTrainer}}
:Yes, I totally agree. I only commented on the one because, at the time, it was the only article I was aware of.
:On the subject of Old Gammidge, have you seen [[Talk:Old Gammidge]]? --{{User:Mith/sig}} 08:35, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

::Yes, I didn't realize that character existed when I made the page for the film character... though whether they're intended to be one and the same, it's hard to tell, IMO. Still, I'd have no problem if you (or another mod) merged the two pages.--[[User:BalrogTrainer|BalrogTrainer]] 17:12, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

:::Well, like you I do think it needs to be established that they are the same. I'm not sure how this can be confirmed or not! --{{User:Mith/sig}} 08:25, 19 August 2014 (UTC)

== The law of Númenor ==

One did not simply change the line of succession to the throne of Númenor. But why not at that time? I think, that's very relevant to TG and to everybody! Greetings, --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 17:26, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

:I can only suggest that you research the topic and update the article with your findings. --{{User:Mith/sig}} 18:07, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

::Okay. I'm trying that already. --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 10:15, 31 August 2014 (UTC)

User talk:Mith/2014

2014-08-30T17:26:39Z

TarElessar: /* The law of Númenor */ new section

User:TarElessar

2014-08-30T17:22:04Z

TarElessar:

Talk:Armenelos

2014-08-30T17:20:58Z

TarElessar: Created page with "Isn't there any better image of Armenelos than that rather wrong one? --~~~~"

Isn't there any better image of Armenelos than that rather wrong one? --[[User:TarElessar|TarElessar]] 17:20, 30 August 2014 (UTC)

User:TarElessar

2014-08-30T17:19:02Z

TarElessar:

Well met!
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Ring-bearers

2014-08-30T16:48:07Z

TarElessar: /* List of persons who touched the Ring */

'''Ring-bearers''' was a title used for those three [[Hobbits]] ([[Bilbo Baggins]], [[Frodo Baggins]] and [[Samwise Gamgee]]) who had at one time borne [[the One Ring]], and aided in its destruction. Because of their status as Ring-bearers, they were granted the passage of the [[Straight Road]], and each eventually went to the [[Aman|Blessed Realm]] to live out their lives.

Though only these three Hobbits are strictly counted as Ring-bearers, in fact the Ring was borne by other hands besides; and over its history of about 4.8 millennia only a very few individuals had ever touched it.
==List of persons who touched the Ring==
Those who actually wore the Ring, as opposed to picking it up or holding it, are shown in bold.

* '''[[Sauron]]''' - He forged the One Ring for himself around {{SA|1600}} and bore it for approximately 1840 years until his defeat in the [[Siege of Barad-dûr]] in {{SA|3441}}.
* '''[[Isildur]]''' - Against the advice of [[Elrond]] and [[Círdan]], he took the Ring for himself. He did not bear it long - two years later, Isildur was ambushed by [[Orcs]] and the One Ring was lost in the [[Anduin]] on [[4 October]], {{TA|2}}, where it lay hidden for most of the [[Third Age]].
* [[Déagol]] - He discovered the Ring while fishing the [[Gladden Fields]] in about {{TA|2463}}. He held it for only a short time before he was murdered by his friend [[Sméagol]], who stole the Ring for himself.
* '''[[Gollum]]''' - He took the Ring from [[Déagol]], and soon hid with it in the roots of the [[Misty Mountains]]. He bore it in the dark for almost five hundred years.
* '''[[Bilbo Baggins]]''' - He discovered the Ring 'by accident' while imprisoned beneath the Misty Mountains in July {{TA|2941}}, and claimed it from Gollum by defeating him in a [[Riddle-game]]. He carried it eastward to [[Lonely Mountain|Erebor]], and then back westward to the Shire, where he kept it. He bore the Ring for almost exactly sixty years.
* '''[[Frodo Baggins]]''' - He was given the Ring by Bilbo on the advice of Gandalf. He was the Ring-bearer, who carried the One Ring from the Shire to Orodruin, to the very brink of the Cracks of Doom. Once there, the Ring's power overmastered him, and he named it to himself, but Gollum bit it from his finger and fell into the Fire. Frodo bore the Ring for seventeen years until its destruction.
* [[Gandalf]] - He held it for a matter of moments on the morning of [[13 April]], {{TA|3018}}, before throwing it into Frodo's fire. This was the moment that the Ring's fiery inscription appeared, confirming that it was the One Ring.
* [[Boromir]], Son of Denethor II - He held the Ring on the [[Redhorn Pass]] for a while after Frodo lost it. Under Aragorn's pressure he gave it back to Frodo then.
* '''[[Tom Bombadil]]''' - He wore it on his finger for a moment on [[27 September]], {{TA|3018}}, but was unaffected by it. The reason that Tom was immune was the effects of the Ring remains an abiding mystery.
* '''[[Samwise Gamgee]]''' - He bore the Ring for about two days in March {{TA|3019}}, while Frodo his master was in the clutches of Orcs in the [[Tower of Cirith Ungol]].

==A possible Ring-bearer?==
While Frodo was recovering in [[Rivendell]], one morning he found the Ring passed through a chain for him.<ref>{{FR|Meetings}}</ref> It is not known what person or persons did this while he was sleeping. It could be [[Elrond]], [[Gandalf]], or any [[Calaquendi|High Elf]] of Rivendell, but his identity, the process, and whether he touched it, are unknown.<ref>[http://oakroadsystems.com/genl/ringfaq.htm#Q1-FrodoChain FAQ of the Rings - In Rivendell, who put Frodo’s Ring on a chain?]</ref>

==Etymology==

The [[Quenya]] translation of "Ring-bearers" is given as '''''[[corma|Cormacolindor]]'''''.<ref>{{RK|VI4}}</ref>

==See also==

*[[Ring-finder]]

{{References}}
[[Category:Ring-bearers|*]]
[[category:epithets]]
[[de:Ringträger]]
[[fi:Sormuksen viejä]]

Steward of Gondor

2014-08-30T15:08:25Z

TarElessar: /* Ruling Stewards of Gondor */

{{cleanup}}
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'''Steward''' or '''Arandur''' was the traditional title of a chief counselor to one of the [[Kings of Gondor]].

King [[Rómendacil I]] established the office of Steward, chosen by the King as a man of high trust and wisdom; Stewards were advanced in years since they were not permitted to go to war or to leave the realm. They were never a member of the [[House of Anárion|Royal House]].

The Steward to King [[Minardil]], [[Húrin of Emyn Arnen]], was the founder of the famous '''House of Húrin'''. They were of high [[Númenóreans|Númenórean]] blood, but not descendants of [[Elendil]] in the ruling line. After the time of Minardil, the Kings established the custom that Stewards are chosen from this House.

During the time of the Steward [[Pelendur]], this title became hereditary, passing the station of counselor from father to son, much like the Kingship.

After the death of King [[Eärnur]], who left no heir to the throne of [[Gondor]], the Steward [[Mardil|Mardil Voronwë]] became the first of the Ruling Stewards. Mardil was the first of the Stewards to administer Gondor, and his descendants did so for 25 generations.

The Stewards watched over the throne until it could be reclaimed by a true King of Gondor, an heir of Elendil. When asked by his son [[Boromir]] how long must pass before a Steward could become a King, if the King did not return, [[Denethor|Denethor II]] replied, "Few years, maybe, in other places of less royalty … In Gondor ten thousand years would not suffice" (reported by [[Faramir]] in ''[[The Two Towers]]''). This is a jibe at [[Arnor]], which was split in three and eventually fell into the wilderness, only to be restored by [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]].

The Stewards never sat on the throne of the King; instead, they sat on a simple chair of black stone placed below it. The symbol of their office was a white rod.

The [[Quenya]] name of the title is ''Arandur'': "Servant of the King".

==Ruling Stewards of Gondor==

The following is a list of the Ruling Stewards of Gondor. (All dates are from the [[Third Age]].)
*[[Pelendur]] (fl. 1944)
#[[Mardil|Mardil Voronwë]] "[[The Steadfast]]" (2029–2080)
#[[Eradan]] (2080–2116) - First Steward to use [[Sindarin]] name
#[[Herion]] (2116–2148)
#[[Belegorn]] (2148–2204)
#[[Húrin I]] (2204–2244) - Had two older sisters
#[[Túrin I]] (2244–2278) - Married twice, several daughters from both wives
#[[Hador (Steward of Gondor)|Hador]] (2278–2395) - From Túrin's second wife
#[[Barahir (Steward of Gondor)|Barahir]] (2395–2412)
#[[Dior (Steward of Gondor)|Dior]] (2412–2435) - Childless. Succeeded by sister-son Denethor.
#[[Denethor I]] (2435–2477)
#[[Boromir (Steward of Gondor)|Boromir]] (2477–2489)
#[[Cirion]] (2489–2567)
#[[Hallas]] (2567–2605)
#[[Húrin II]] (2605–2628)
#[[Belecthor I]] (2628–2655)
#[[Orodreth (Steward of Gondor)|Orodreth]] (2655–2685)
#[[Ecthelion I]] (2685–2698)
#[[Egalmoth (Steward of Gondor)|Egalmoth]] (2698–2743)
#[[Beren (Steward of Gondor)|Beren]] (2743–2763)
#[[Beregond (Steward of Gondor)|Beregond]] (2763–2811)
#[[Belecthor II]] (2811–2872)
#[[Thorondir]] (2872–2882)
#[[Túrin II]] (2882–2914)
#[[Turgon (Steward of Gondor)|Turgon]] (2914–2953)
#[[Ecthelion II]] (2953–2984)
#[[Denethor|Denethor II]] (2984–3019)


Soon after the death of Denethor II, [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]] was crowned King. The Steward [[Faramir, son of Denethor II]], surrendered to the King his rod of office, but it was returned to him. Faramir nominally ruled briefly as Steward until Elessar's coronation, but since Faramir rested in the [[Houses of Healing]], Prince [[Imrahil]] of [[Dol Amroth]] took his place much of that time. Though Faramir became Steward a month and a half before Elessar became King, Faramir is not considered one of the Ruling Stewards. King Elessar confirmed in Faramir and his descendants the office of Steward of Gondor, and granted him in addition the Princedom of [[Ithilien]], ensuring his line a position as counselor of the King.

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[[fi:Gondorin käskynhaltijat]]
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King of Gondor

2014-08-30T15:06:29Z

TarElessar:

The Kings of Gondor through Amandil claimed descent from the [[:Category:Lords of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]], and from there to [[Silmariën]] and the [[Kings of Númenor]].

# [[Elendil]], son of [[Amandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Amandil]]. He reigned titularly as [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] from {{SA|3320}} – {{SA|3441|n}}. His sons [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]] were the co-rulers of Gondor itself (until Anárion's death in {{SA|3440}})
# [[Isildur]] officially ruled Gondor from {{SA|3441}} – {{TA|2}}
# [[Meneldil]] fourth child and son of Anárion reigned Third Age 2 – 158
# [[Cemendur (King of Gondor)|Cemendur]] r. 158 – 238
# [[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]] r. 238 – 324
# [[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]] r. 324 – 411
# [[Ostoher]] r. 411 – 491
# [[Rómendacil I]] (born [[Tarostar]]) r. 491 – 541
# [[Turambar (King of Gondor)|Turambar]] r. 541 – 667
# [[Atanatar I]] r. 667 – 748
# [[Siriondil (King of Gondor)|Siriondil]] r. 748 – 840
# [[Tarannon Falastur]] r. 840 – 913. First of the Ship-Kings, died childless
# [[Eärnil I]] r. 913 – 936. Nephew of Tarannon
# [[Ciryandil]] r. 936 – 1015
# [[Hyarmendacil I]] (born [[Ciryaher]]) r. 1015 – 1149. Last of the Ship-Kings
# [[Atanatar II|Atanatar II Alcarin]] r. 1149 – 1226
# [[Narmacil I]] r. 1226 – 1294. Second childless King
# [[Calmacil (King of Gondor)|Calmacil]] r. 1294 – 1304. Younger brother of Narmacil *[[Minalcar]], son of Calmacil, ruled as Prince-regent from 1240 – 1304
# [[Rómendacil II]] (born Minalcar) in 1304, reigned 1304 – 1366
# [[Valacar]] r. 1366 – 1432
# [[Vinitharya]], crowned as [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] reigned 1432 – 1437
# [[Castamir|Castamir the Usurper]] usurped the throne during the [[Kin-strife]] in 1437, killed in 1447 Eldacar restored, r. 1447 – 1490
# [[Aldamir]] r. 1490 – 1540
# [[Hyarmendacil II]] (born [[Vinyarion]]) r. 1540 – 1621
# [[Minardil]] r. 1621 – 1634
# [[Telemnar]] r. 1634 – 1636. Died in the [[Great Plague]] with all his children.
# [[Tarondor (King of Gondor)|Tarondor]] r. 1636 – 1798. Nephew of Telemnar
# [[Telumehtar Umbardacil]] r. 1798 – 1850
# [[Narmacil II]] r. 1850 – 1856
# [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] r. 1856 – 1936
# [[Ondoher]] r. 1936 – 1944. Died in battle with his two sons *[[Fíriel]] daughter of Ondoher might have been ruling Queen, but was passed by
# [[Eärnil II]] r. 1945 – 2043. Was given the crown after a year of rule by the [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Pelendur]]. A descendant of Telumehtar Umbardacil
# [[Eärnur]] r. 2043 – c. 2050. Last King of Gondor before the Reign of the Stewards. Was probably murdered by the Witch-King.
# [[Aragorn|Elessar]] r. {{TA|3019}} – {{FoA|120}}, was the first high king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]
# [[Eldarion]] r. {{FoA|120}} – ?

Elendil was the first King of [[Arnor]] and was succeeded by Isildur. Elendil ruled over both realms as High King of the Dúnedain-in-exile Isildur succeeded as High King as well upon his father's death. Isildur committed Gondor to the rule of Meneldil the son of Anarion as sole King of Gondor, but Isildur's royalty in the South-realm remained, as his line was by right High King over both [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]], though after Isildur's death, the realms were split. Isildur's heirs ruled Arnor and Anárion's heirs ruled Gondor.

Eärnur was taken in [[Minas Morgul]] and never seen again, and the Kingdom of Gondor was ruled by a succession of [[Steward of Gondor|Stewards]] until the restoration of the line of Kings with Elessar ([[Aragorn]]), the first king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]] of Gondor and Arnor.

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King of Gondor

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The Kings of Gondor through Amandil claimed descent from the [[:Category:Lords of Andúnië|Lords of Andúnië]], and from there to [[Silmariën]] and the [[Kings of Númenor]].

# [[Elendil]], son of [[Amandil (Lord of Andúnië)|Amandil]]. He reigned titularly as [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] from {{SA|3320}} – {{SA|3441|n}}. His sons [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]] were the co-rulers of Gondor itself (until Anárion's death in {{SA|3440}})
# [[Isildur]] officially ruled Gondor from {{SA|3441}} – {{TA|2}}
# [[Meneldil]] fourth child and son of Anárion reigned Third Age 2 – 158
# [[Cemendur (King of Gondor)|Cemendur]] r. 158 – 238
# [[Eärendil (King of Gondor)|Eärendil]] r. 238 – 324
# [[Anardil (King of Gondor)|Anardil]] r. 324 – 411
# [[Ostoher]] r. 411 – 491
# [[Rómendacil I]] (born [[Tarostar]]) r. 491 – 541
# [[Turambar (King of Gondor)|Turambar]] r. 541 – 667
# [[Atanatar I]] r. 667 – 748
# [[Siriondil (King of Gondor)|Siriondil]] r. 748 – 840
# [[Tarannon Falastur]] r. 840 – 913. First of the Ship-Kings, died childless
# [[Eärnil I]] r. 913 – 936. Nephew of Tarannon
# [[Ciryandil]] r. 936 – 1015
# [[Hyarmendacil I]] (born [[Ciryaher]]) r. 1015 – 1149. Last of the Ship-Kings
# [[Atanatar II|Atanatar II Alcarin]] r. 1149 – 1226
# [[Narmacil I]] r. 1226 – 1294. Second childless King
# [[Calmacil (King of Gondor)|Calmacil]] r. 1294 – 1304. Younger brother of Narmacil *[[Minalcar]], son of Calmacil, ruled as Prince-regent from 1240 – 1304
# [[Rómendacil II]] (born Minalcar) in 1304, reigned 1304 – 1366
# [[Valacar]] r. 1366 – 1432
# [[Vinitharya]], crowned as [[Eldacar (King of Gondor)|Eldacar]] reigned 1432 – 1437
# [[Castamir|Castamir the Usurper]] usurped the throne during the [[Kin-strife]] in 1437, killed in 1447 Eldacar restored, r. 1447 – 1490
# [[Aldamir]] r. 1490 – 1540
# [[Hyarmendacil II]] (born [[Vinyarion]]) r. 1540 – 1621
# [[Minardil]] r. 1621 – 1634
# [[Telemnar]] r. 1634 – 1636. Died in the [[Great Plague]] with all his children.
# [[Tarondor (King of Gondor)|Tarondor]] r. 1636 – 1798. Nephew of Telemnar
# [[Telumehtar Umbardacil]] r. 1798 – 1850
# [[Narmacil II]] r. 1850 – 1856
# [[Calimehtar (King of Gondor)|Calimehtar]] r. 1856 – 1936
# [[Ondoher]] r. 1936 – 1944. Died in battle with his two sons *[[Fíriel]] daughter of Ondoher. Should have been ruling Queen, but was passed by
# [[Eärnil II]] r. 1945 – 2043. Was given the crown after a year of rule by the [[Steward of Gondor|Steward]] [[Pelendur]]. A descendant of Telumehtar Umbardacil
# [[Eärnur]] r. 2043 – c. 2050. Last King of Gondor before the Reign of the Stewards. Was probably murdered by the Witch-King.
# [[Aragorn|Elessar]] r. {{TA|3019}} – {{FoA|120}}, was the first high king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]
# [[Eldarion]] r. {{FoA|120}} – ?

Elendil was the first King of [[Arnor]] and was succeeded by Isildur. Elendil ruled over both realms as High King of the Dúnedain-in-exile Isildur succeeded as High King as well upon his father's death. Isildur committed Gondor to the rule of Meneldil the son of Anarion as sole King of Gondor, but Isildur's royalty in the South-realm remained, as his line was by right High King over both [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]], though after Isildur's death, the realms were split. Isildur's heirs ruled Arnor and Anárion's heirs ruled Gondor.

Eärnur was taken in [[Minas Morgul]] and never seen again, and the Kingdom of Gondor was ruled by a succession of [[Steward of Gondor|Stewards]] until the restoration of the line of Kings with Elessar ([[Aragorn]]), the first king of the [[Reunited Kingdom]] of Gondor and Arnor.

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Reunited Kingdom

2014-08-30T12:32:34Z

TarElessar: this article is about the Reunited Kingdom of Gondor and Arnor since 3019 T.A., not about the old Gondor

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The '''Reunited Kingdom''' (also called the '''Two Kingdoms'''<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 6</ref>) was the restored kingdom of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]], the twin kingdoms founded at the end of the [[Second Age]] by [[Elendil]] and his sons [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]]. In the beginning, Elendil was [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of both realms, but the two were divided after the deaths of his sons. Over 3,000 years later [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]] reunited the kingdoms and ruled as [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of the [[Reunited Kingdom]].

The fate of the kingdoms, especially that of Gondor, would come to dominate the history of the [[Third Age]].
==Background==
At the end of the [[Second Age]], [[Elendil]] and his sons established two great kingdoms in [[Middle-earth]]: [[Arnor]] in the north and [[Gondor]] in the south. These Kingdoms of the [[Dúnedain]] were united under a single [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]], Elendil himself, who ruled the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]] while his sons reigned jointly over the [[South-kingdom]] of Gondor.

In the first years of the [[Third Age]], this union failed. After the loss of [[Isildur]] at the [[Battle of the Gladden Fields]], his nephew [[Meneldil]] took up the kingship of Gondor, and that country remained independent from the North-kingdom through most of the Third Age.
===Dissolutions===
In the north, the realm of Arnor fell into troubled times. It broke into three separate kingdoms, and in time these too were lost, so that the Dúnedain of the North-kingdom of Elendil were reduced to a wandering people led by a [[Chieftain of the Dúnedain|Chieftain]]. Nonetheless, they were able to maintain Isildur's line in unbroken descent.

However this failed in Gondor, and [[Eärnur]] was lost without heirs. Its rule was taken up by the [[Stewards]].

There were two attempts to reunite the kingdoms. The first of these occurred in III 1944, when [[Arvedui]] of [[Arthedain]] claimed the High Kingship of the Two Kingdoms. His claim was rejected by Steward [[Pelendur]] and the [[Council of Gondor]], who elected to maintain their independence.

==Reunification==
More than a thousand years later, after the [[War of the Ring]], Arvedui's direct descendant [[Aragorn]] came forward to make the same claim. This time, the people of Gondor accepted a High King, and the Two Kingdoms were reunited at last.

Like his ancestor Elendil before him, Aragorn took up his rule from the North-kingdom, but he travelled throughout his wide lands. [[The Shire]] was an exception to this, and though it lay within the [[Reunited Kingdom]], Aragorn made a law that Men should not enter it, a law that he observed himself. Though his seat was in the north, [[Minas Tirith]] and the South-kingdom remained important, to the extent that he travelled there at the end of his life, and his tomb was among the [[houses of the dead]] beneath Mount [[Mindolluin]]. After Aragorn's death, his son [[Eldarion]] took up the High Kingship, and the Reunited Kingdom endured for many years under the new King and his descendants.
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Reunited Kingdom

2014-08-30T12:27:31Z

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| type = Monarchy/Stewardship
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| capital = [[Annúminas]]/[[Minas Tirith]]
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| holiday = Perhaps [[Cormarë]]
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The '''Reunited Kingdom''' (also called the '''Two Kingdoms'''<ref>{{VT|42a}}, p. 6</ref>) was the restored kingdom of [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]], the twin kingdoms founded at the end of the [[Second Age]] by [[Elendil]] and his sons [[Isildur]] and [[Anárion]]. In the beginning, Elendil was [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of both realms, but the two were divided after the deaths of his sons. Over 3,000 years later [[Aragorn|Aragorn Elessar]] reunited the kingdoms and ruled as [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of the [[Reunited Kingdom]].

The fate of the kingdoms, especially that of Gondor, would come to dominate the history of the [[Third Age]].
==Background==
At the end of the [[Second Age]], [[Elendil]] and his sons established two great kingdoms in [[Middle-earth]]: [[Arnor]] in the north and [[Gondor]] in the south. These Kingdoms of the [[Dúnedain]] were united under a single [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]], Elendil himself, who ruled the [[Arnor|North-kingdom]] while his sons reigned jointly over the [[South-kingdom]] of Gondor.

In the first years of the [[Third Age]], this union failed. After the loss of [[Isildur]] at the [[Battle of the Gladden Fields]], his nephew [[Meneldil]] took up the kingship of Gondor, and that country remained independent from the North-kingdom through most of the Third Age.
===Dissolutions===
In the north, the realm of Arnor fell into troubled times. It broke into three separate kingdoms, and in time these too were lost, so that the Dúnedain of the North-kingdom of Elendil were reduced to a wandering people led by a [[Chieftain of the Dúnedain|Chieftain]]. Nonetheless, they were able to maintain Isildur's line in unbroken descent.

However this failed in Gondor, and [[Eärnur]] was lost without heirs. Its rule was taken up by the [[Stewards]].

There were two attempts to reunite the kingdoms. The first of these occurred in III 1944, when [[Arvedui]] of [[Arthedain]] claimed the High Kingship of the Two Kingdoms. His claim was rejected by Steward [[Pelendur]] and the [[Council of Gondor]], who elected to maintain their independence.

==Reunification==
More than a thousand years later, after the [[War of the Ring]], Arvedui's direct descendant [[Aragorn]] came forward to make the same claim. This time, the people of Gondor accepted a High King, and the Two Kingdoms were reunited at last.

Like his ancestor Elendil before him, Aragorn took up his rule from the North-kingdom, but he travelled throughout his wide lands. [[The Shire]] was an exception to this, and though it lay within the [[Reunited Kingdom]], Aragorn made a law that Men should not enter it, a law that he observed himself. Though his seat was in the north, [[Minas Tirith]] and the South-kingdom remained important, to the extent that he travelled there at the end of his life, and his tomb was among the [[houses of the dead]] beneath Mount [[Mindolluin]]. After Aragorn's death, his son [[Eldarion]] took up the High Kingship, and the Reunited Kingdom endured for many years under the new King and his descendants.
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Aragorn

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{{disambig-two|the King of [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]]|[[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]|[[Aragorn I]]}}
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| othernames=Aragorn II, [[Elessar]], Strider, [[Thorongil]] (''[[Aragorn#Names and titles|see below]]'')
| titles=[[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] King of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]
| position=[[Rangers of the North|Ranger]]
| location=[[Rivendell]] [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]]
| affiliation=[[Fellowship of the Ring]]
| language=[[Westron]], [[Sindarin]] and [[Quenya]]
| birth=[[1 March]] {{TA|2931}}
| birthlocation=[[Eriador]]
| rule={{TA|2933}} - {{TA|3019|n}} (Chieftain) {{TA|3019}} - {{FoA|120}} (King)
| death={{FoA|120}}
| deathlocation=[[Gondor]]
| age=210
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| house=[[House of Isildur]]
| parentage=[[Arathorn II]] and [[Gilraen]]
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| spouse=[[Arwen]]
| children=[[Eldarion]], at least two daughters
| gender=Male
| height=6'6<nowiki>''</nowiki> (198cm)<ref name="RC">{{HM|RC}}, p. 229</ref>
| hair=Dark, flecked with grey<ref name="Sign">{{FR|Sign}}</ref>
| eyes=Grey<ref name="Sign"/>
| clothing=High leather boots, dark-green cloak<ref name="Sign"/>
| weapons=[[Andúril]]
| steed=[[Roheryn]] and [[Hasufel]]
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<center>{{quote|Tall as the sea-kings of old, he stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands, and a light was about him.|''[[The Return of the King]]'', [[The Steward and the King]]}}</center>
'''Aragorn II''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈaraɡorn]}}; 1 March [[Third Age]] {{TA|2931|n}} – [[Fourth Age]] {{FoA|120|n}}, aged 210 years<ref>{{HM|AB}}.</ref>) was the son of [[Arathorn II]] and [[Gilraen]]. He was a [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]] and a direct descendant through many generations of [[Isildur]], the last [[High King of the Dúnedain|High King]] of both [[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]]. Aragorn would become the greatest [[Men|Man]] of his time, leading the [[Dúnedain|Men of the West]] against [[Sauron]]'s forces, helping to destroy [[the One Ring]], and reuniting the [[Reunited Kingdom|Kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor]].

==History==
===Early Life===
Aragorn was born in {{TA|2931}} to the Chieftain Arathorn, and received the name Aragorn. But his grandmother, [[Ivorwen]], noted with foresight that Aragorn would one day wear on his breast a green stone.

A legend says that the [[Wizards|Wizard]] [[Gandalf]] had brought [[Elfstone|such a stone]] from [[Valinor]]. He gave the Elessar to the [[Elves|Elven]] Lady [[Galadriel]], and remarked prophetically that she would pass it to another, who will also be called Elessar.<ref>{{UT|6}}</ref> From this would come his royal name ''Elessar'' ([[Quenya]] for "Elfstone"), and he would be a healer and a renewer.

When Aragorn was two years old, his father was slain when an [[Orcs|Orc]] arrow pierced his eye. As was the tradition of his people, Aragorn was fostered in [[Rivendell]] by [[Elrond]] as if he was his own son. By Elrond's order, his identity was kept secret, as he feared he would be slain like his father and grandfather. Aragorn was named '''''[[Estel]]''''' ([[Sindarin]] for "Hope") instead. During his life in Rivendell he accompanied the sons of Elrond, [[Elrohir]] and [[Elladan]], on their journeys. <ref name="A1v">{{App|A1v}}</ref>
[[File:Stephen Hickman - Aragorn and Arwen.jpg|thumb|left|[[Stephen Hickman]] - ''Aragorn and Arwen'']]
Elrond revealed to "Estel" his true name and ancestry when he returned from a journey with Elrohir and Elladan in {{TA|2951}}, when Aragorn was twenty years old; as part of this revelation, he delivered to him the heirlooms of [[House of Isildur|his House]]: the shards of [[Narsil]] and the [[Ring of Barahir]]. Later, Aragorn met and fell in love with [[Arwen]], daughter of Elrond, who had newly returned from [[Lothlórien]].<ref name="A1v"/>

===Life as a Ranger===
Estel took up his proper name as Aragorn, sixteenth of the Chieftains of the Dúnedain, and after he took leave of his mother and Elrond he went into [[The Wild]].<ref name="A1v"/> In {{TA|2953}} he was not present in Rivendell for the last meeting of the [[White Council]]. Aragorn met [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] in {{TA|2956}}, and they became great friends.<ref name="TA">{{App|TA}}</ref> At Gandalf's advice he started to become interested in [[the Shire]] and became known as '''''Strider''''' in this region.
[[File:Catherine Chmiel - Ecthelion,Thorongil and Boromir study.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Catherine Karina Chmiel]] - ''"Thorongil" with Ecthelion II'']]
From {{TA|2957}} to {{TA|2980}} Aragorn took great journeys, serving in the armies of King [[Thengel]] of [[Rohan]], and [[Steward]] [[Ecthelion II]] of Gondor.<ref name="TA"/> Many of his tasks weakened [[Sauron]] and his allies, which during the [[War of the Ring]] helped the West survive. His name in Gondor and Rohan was '''''Thorongil''''' (Sindarin for "Eagle of the Star"), and became one of Ecthelion II's most important advisers. He warned Ecthelion of the [[Corsairs of Umbar]], who threathened the [[Southern Fiefs]] and was eventually allowed by Ecthelion to attack [[Umbar]]. He led a [[Surprise Attack on Umbar|Surprise Attack on the Havens of Umbar]] with a few Gondorian ships, destroying many of their ships and slaying its lord with only few casualties. After his return in [[Pelargir]] he crossed the [[Anduin]] and left Gondor to travel into the far East and South "exploring the hearts of men good and evil" and learning about the "plots and devices" of the servants of the Dark Lord.<ref>{{App|A1ivS}}</ref>

Later in 2980 on his return to Rivendell he entered [[Lothlórien]], and there once again met Arwen in [[Caras Galadhon]]. For one season they lived together in Lothlórien. At midsummer he gave her the heirloom of his House, the [[Ring of Barahir]], and Arwen pledged her hand to him in marriage.<ref name="A1v"/>

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. This harsh condition had a precedent: King [[Thingol]]'s request that [[Beren]] obtain a [[Silmarils|Silmaril]] from [[Morgoth]] before marrying his daughter [[Lúthien]].<ref name="A1v"/>

===Hunt for Gollum===
In the year [[Third Age 3001|3001]], as a now revealed [[Sauron]] continued to regain power in [[Mordor]], Aragorn began assisting [[Gandalf]] for news of [[Gollum]]. Gandalf suspected that the ring [[Bilbo Baggins]] found near Gollum's lake was in fact [[the One Ring]]. In {{TA|3007}}, he shortly returns to [[Eriador]] where he visits his mother for the last time, she dies before that year's spring.

In [[Third Age 3017|3017]] after searching intermittently over the years,<ref name="TA"/> Aragorn finally overtakes Gollum in the [[Dead Marshes]] on [[1 February]]. With Gollum he travelled through the northern [[Emyn Muil]], to prevent being found by Sauron's spies, and crossed the Anduin at the [[Sarn Gebir]]. He travelled further north along the edges of [[Fangorn Forest]] and through Lothlórien,<ref name="UT">{{UT|Hunt}}</ref> where the Elves sent a message to Gandalf.<ref>{{UT|Hunt}}, Note 5</ref> He travelled alongside the Anduin to the north until he arrived at the [[Carrock]]. With the aid of the [[Beornings]] he crossed the Anduin with Gollum and entered [[Mirkwood]]. He took Gollum to [[Thranduil]] in to be held captive.<ref name="UT"/> He then returns west where he meets with Gandalf at [[Sarn Ford]] and learns of [[Frodo Baggins]]' plan to leave the shire with the Ring late September and then went to his own journey.<ref name="Strider">{{FR|Strider}}</ref>

===War of the Ring===
When Aragorn returned to his area, the [[Elves]] who followed [[Gildor Inglorion]] told Aragorn the Black Riders had been seen, and Gandalf had been missing and there were no messages from him. Aragorn and his [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] kept watch over the border of [[the Shire]] and the [[East Road]] waiting for sight of Frodo but there were no news of them leaving [[Buckland]].<ref name="Strider"/>

While staying in [[Bree]], Aragorn crossed the paths of four hobbits in [[The Prancing Pony]]. Aragorn watched as the hobbits clumsily hid their names and intentions. He watched as [[Frodo Baggins]], the leader of the party, fell from a table and disappeared as he put the ring on. Aragorn, whose name was given as Strider, seemed to show no surprise, only annoyance at Frodo’s foolish vanishing act. He arranged for an interview that night, where he warned them of the [[Nazgûl|Black Riders]] and [[Bill Ferny]], then bluntly requested that they use him as a guide. After some consideration, and a note given them by the forgetful [[Barliman Butterbur]] from Gandalf condoning him, Frodo agreed.
[[File:Jef Murray - Amon Sûl.jpg|thumb|left|[[Jef Murray]] - ''Amon Sûl'']]
Aragorn’s plan to reach Rivendell was to first head toward [[Archet]] and bear right to [[Weathertop]]. After the ambush at Weathertop and the wounding of Frodo, [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] took over the position as leader of the Hobbits. After a while they met [[Glorfindel]], a friend of Aragorn’s, and it was not much later that they arrived in Rivendell.
[[File:Darrell Sweet - The Reforging of the Sword.jpg|thumb|[[Darrell Sweet]] - ''The Reforging of the Sword'']]
After the Council of Elrond Aragorn became a member of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]]. As a preparation for his travel, the ancient shards of [[Narsil]], the heirloom of his House, were reforged after 3 millennia. Aragorn carried the Sword Reforged, and renamed it [[Andúril]].

Aragorn's intentions were to travel with the company for a while before returning to [[Gondor]] with [[Boromir]]. Aragorn encouraged the taking of the [[Caradhras|Redhorn Pass]], which ended in disaster. He reluctantly conceded to Gandalf’s choice to pass through [[Moria]], though his sense of foresight warned him for Gandalf. Indeed, after Gandalf fell into the abyss with [[Durin's Bane]], Aragorn was naturally elected leader of the company, despite some resentment by Boromir.
====Leading the Fellowship of the Ring====
Aragorn again amazed the rest of the Fellowship by his apparent closeness to the people of [[Lothlórien]], and his friendship with [[Celeborn]] and [[Galadriel]]. At their departure, Galadriel offered him the [[Elfstone]] as a wedding gift from the family of the Elven bride to the groom, foretelling his marriage to Arwen.<ref>{{MR|P3II3}}</ref>. It was worn by Aragorn ever after and from that he later took the name '''Elessar'''.

Even at the [[Rauros|Falls of Rauros]] he was undecided, leaving it to Frodo for the final decision. 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-bearers|Ring-bearer]] chose.

[[File:Inger Edelfeldt - Death of Boromir.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[Inger Edelfeldt]] - ''Death of Boromir'']]
After Frodo escaped him and Boromir perished, he with the remaining members of the Fellowship, namely [[Legolas]] and [[Gimli]], chose to try and save [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]] and [[Peregrin Took|Pippin]] from the [[Uruk-hai]] that had ambushed them, forming the group that would later be known as the [[Three Hunters]].

He met [[Éomer]] in the fields of [[Rohan]], and an instant friendship formed, both feeling the honesty and lordliness of the other. Éomer took a risk for his sake, giving him horses, with the promise that one day soon Aragorn would return to [[Edoras]]. Aragorn, tracking the Hobbits, followed into Fangorn Forest, where he met the resurrected [[Gandalf|Gandalf the White]]. After the restoration of [[Théoden]], he rode to [[Helm's Deep]] to fight in the [[Battle of the Hornburg]]. There he, alongside his new-found “brother” Éomer, and King Théoden, marshaled the defense against [[Saruman]]’s army. His revealed majesty upon the battlements of the Hornburg as he waited for the dawn caused some of the [[Dunlendings|Wild men]] to pause and shudder, and he heralded the return of Gandalf with [[Erkenbrand]].

After Pippin’s terrifying experience with the [[Orthanc-stone]], Gandalf presented it in a formal manner to Aragorn, its rightful master, who hinted that it would be used by him eventually. After the departure of Gandalf and Pippin to Minas Tirith, he rode for a while longer with Théoden, meeting up with his friend [[Halbarad]] of the North, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], and a company of staunch and fearless Rangers. Elladan and Elrohir gave him a message from Elrond: "''The days are short. If thou art in haste, remember the [[Paths of the Dead]]''". Halbarad bore a gift from the Lady Arwen – the [[Standard of Elendil]]. Aragorn knew the path set before him.

====Return of the King====
A little while later Aragorn took his companions and his rangers and set out for [[Dunharrow]], departing from the King’s company. His course was clear: to take the Paths of the Dead, to summon the [[Oathbreakers|Dead Men]]. In Dunharrow, he met the lady [[Éowyn]], who had fallen in love with him. After making it clear that he could not accept her love, he turned towards the evil road with the dawn.

The [[Grey Company]] passed through the [[Dark Door]] and the [[Dwimorberg]], the Dead following, and coming at last to the [[Stone of Erech]], Aragorn summoned them to his aid. They drew their swords and blew their horns in answer, and swept down upon the [[Corsairs of Umbar|Corsairs]] at [[Pelargir]] drove the mariners away. Aragorn released them, and took the [[Black Ships]] north to Minas Tirith, where the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]] raged. The Standard of Elendil broke forth, and his Dúnedain swept down, giving the final blow to the army of [[Gothmog (Lieutenant of Morgul)|Gothmog]]. The counter-attacked army of [[Sauron]] crumbled utterly. But Aragorn did not enter the city.

Aragorn, furling his banner, appointed [[Imrahil]] the temporary lord of the City, as the law demanded. Eventually, however, Aragorn did come to the [[Houses of Healing]], where he tended and restored Merry, Éowyn, and [[Faramir]], in accordance with the prophecy “''The hands of the king are the hands of a healer, and so shall the rightful king be known''”. Aragorn then left the city, hooded and cloaked, and yet the people of Minas Tirith followed him, for they had heard rumours. Yet when in the morning they saw the banner of [[Dol Amroth]], they wondered if the Return of the King had been but a dream.

Aragorn held [[Last Debate|council]] with his trusted companions, namely Gandalf, Éomer, Imrahil, and Elrond’s sons – Halbarad had fallen in battle. He agreed to draw forth the forces of [[Mordor]] for the benefit of the [[Quest of the Ring]], and so arranged matters for the [[Battle of the Morannon]]. After the destruction of the Ring in [[Mount Doom|Orodruin]] and victory at the [[Morannon]], Aragorn returned at last in the triumphant manner that befitted his position. He was crowned at the gates of Minas Tirith, winning the hearts of the people of [[Gondor]].

===Reign as Elessar===
Aragorn ruled the [[Reunited Kingdom]] of Gondor and Arnor until year 120 of the [[Fourth Age]].

Some days after his coronation, Gandalf took Elessar up the slopes of Mount [[Mindolluin]], and there he found the scion of [[Nimloth of Númenor|Nimloth]], the symbol of his mastery of the [[Reunited Kingdom]]. Elrond and Arwen came to Gondor and Elrond gave Elessar the [[Sceptre of Annúminas]] signifying the Kingship of Arnor. He wedded Arwen on Midsummer's day of 3019, and then was forced to bid his old friends farewell. He turned back to his new kingdom as the [[Fourth Age]] dawned and the Ringbearers left the shores of Middle-earth forever.

One of his first tasks in the re-ordering of his realm was the restoration of [[Orthanc]] and ordered the [[Orthanc-stone]] to be returned there. With this opportunity, many secrets and hoarded treasures were revealed including the [[Elendilmir]] which Saruman took from Isildur's body. Elessar received the Elemdilmir with reverence and took it with him as he established his full kingship of [[Arnor]].<ref>{{UT|Isen}}</ref>

Elessar gave his [[Steward]] Faramir the title [[Lord of Emyn Arnen]] and created him as [[Prince of Ithilien]]<ref>{{RK|Steward}}</ref>. He declared the [[Drúadan Forest]] to belong to the [[Drúedain]] and a protected enclave of his Kingdom.<ref>{{RK|Partings}}</ref> He also re-established the Great [[Council of Gondor]] whose chief councellor was the Steward<ref>{{L|244}}</ref>. He also renewed the [[Oath of Cirion]] with Éomer.

As for the [[Shire]], he declared it a Free Land under the protection of the Northern Sceptre and forbid Men from entering it. He appointed the [[Thain]], the [[Master of Buckland]], and the [[Mayor of Michel Delving]] Counsellors of the North-kingdom. Also he offered to the Shire the [[Westmarch|lands]] up to the [[Emyn Beraid]].<ref>{{App|Later}}</ref>

He founded the royal [[House of Telcontar]], he had a son and a number of daughters.

King Elessar died after 210 years of life and 122 years of rule and was succeeded by his son [[Eldarion]]. His wife Arwen, now mortal, gave up her life shortly afterwards in year 121, aged 2,901.

==Etymology==
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The name '''''Aragorn''''' is [[Sindarin]], meaning '''"Revered King"''', from ''[[aran]]'' ("king") and ''[[gorn|(n)gorn]]'' ("dreaded, revered").<ref>{{PE|17}}, p. 113</ref>

This clear etymology from Tolkien was not revealed until the publication in 2007 of "Words, Phrases & Passages in ''The Lord of the Rings''", a late 1950s manuscript. Before that, several theories were proposed:
*[[Ruth S. Noel]] and several others proposed "King of the Tree",<ref>[[Ruth S. Noel]], ''[[The Languages of Tolkien's Middle-earth]]'', p. 114</ref> but Tolkien specifically said that this was not the case.<ref>{{L|347}}</ref>
*[[David Salo]] deduces "Having Kingly Valor"<ref>[[David Salo]], ''[[A Gateway to Sindarin]]'', p. 341</ref> from Tolkien's cryptic "'Kingly Valour' (for so is that name interpreted)".<ref>{{PM|Foreword}}, p. xii</ref> This is still the most often cited etymology; Robert Ireland's ''[[A Tolkien Dictionary]]'' gives the variation "Royal Zeal".<ref>Robert Ireland, ''[[A Tolkien Dictionary]]'', [http://www.quicksilver899.com/Tolkien/LOTR/LOTR_AC.html The Lord of the Rings A-C].</ref>
*[[Carl F. Hostetter]] proposed the meanings "King of the Globe" or "King of the Hill" in his analysis of the [[King's Letter]].<ref>[[Carl F. Hostetter]], "The 'King's Letter': An Historical and Comparative Analysis", [[Vinyar Tengwar 31|''Vinyar Tengwar'' 31]], p. 18</ref>

The [[Quenya]] form of ''Aragorn'' was '''''Aracorno'''''.<ref name="WP">{{PE|17}}, p. 71</ref>

===Names and titles===
* '''Aragorn II''' - Aragorn's name as [[Chieftains of the Dúnedain|Chieftain of the Dúnedain]]. He was likely named after [[Aragorn I]].
* [[Thorongil]] - [[Sindarin|S]] "Eagle of the Star", a pseudonym used in [[Gondor]] and [[Rohan]]. Pronounced {{IPA|[θoˈroŋɡil]}}.
* '''Elessar''' - [[Quenya|Q]] "Elfstone", Aragorn's name as a king. Despite popular use as such, Aragorn was never known as "Aragorn Elessar", "Aragorn II Elessar" or "[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|King Aragorn]]". Pronounced {{IPA|[eˈlesːar]}}.
* [[Envinyatar|''Envinyatar'', the Renewer]]
* '''Edhelharn''' - The [[Sindarin]] equivalent of Elessar, used in the King's Letter.<ref>{{SD|XI2}}, p. 128ff</ref> Pronounced {{IPA|[eˈðel.harn]}}.
* [[Elfstone]] - The [[Westron|Common Speech]] version of the previous two.
* [[Estel]] - [[Quenya|Q]]. Usually glossed as "Hope", the concept ''estel'' more widely means "hope, trust, a temper of mind, steady fixed in purpose, and difficult to dissuade and unlikely to fall into despair or abandon its purpose". Pronounced {{IPA|[ˈestel]}}.
* [[Strider (Aragorn)|Strider]] - A sobriquet given by the men of [[Bree]]. Aragorn used it mockingly.
* '''Wingfoot''' - A honorary name given by [[Éomer]] after the pursuit of the [[Uruk-hai]] through the [[Eastemnet]].<ref>{{TT|III2}}</ref>
* [[Telcontar]] - A [[Quenya]] form of "Strider", this was the name of Elessar's Royal House. It was not used independently. Pronounced {{IPA|[telˈkontar]}}.
* [[Heir of Isildur|Isildur's Heir]] - A poetic address, as he was the heir of [[Isildur]].
* '''The Dúnadan''' - "[[Dúnedain|Man of the West]]", a name given by [[Bilbo Baggins]] when their friendship evolved.
* '''Longshanks''' - another, though less frequently used, sobriquet in Bree, ascribed to [[Bill Ferny]]. The legs of the [[Bree-landers|Bree-men]] were shorter than the legs of the [[Dúnedain]].
* '''Arakorno''' - A rare Quenya form of Aragorn, which only appeared in a discussion about the words for Quenya "and".<ref name="WP"/> Pronounced {{IPA|[ˌaraˈkorno]}}.

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==Other versions of the legendarium==
In the earliest unpublished versions of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' (see ''[[The History of The Lord of the Rings]]''), the character that later became Aragorn was called '''''[[Trotter]]''''' instead of Strider, and was a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]] instead of a [[Men|Man]]. He had wooden feet, because he had once traveled to Mordor and been tortured there.

==Portrayal in adaptations==
<center><gallery>
File:WiMe-Aragorn&Frodo VS Nazgul-1-.png|<center>''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]''</center>
File:The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) - Strider.jpg|<center>[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]</center>
File:The Return of the King (1980 film) - Aragorn.jpg|<center>[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]</center>
File:The Lord of the Rings (film series) - Aragorn.jpg|<center>[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]</center>
File:Aragorn Anduril viv lotr.JPG|<center>[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]</center>
File:Aragorn LOTRO.jpg|<center>''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''</center>
File:2011-12-23 00061.jpg|<center>''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]''</center>
File:LEGO Aragorn poster.png|<center>Aragorn as a ''[[Lego]] mini figure''</center>
</gallery></center>

'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[Godfrey Kenton]].

'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[John Hurt]]. Some critics have accused this character of looking too much like a [[wikipedia:Stereotypes_of_Native_Americans|Native American stereotype]].

'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''
:The voice of Aragorn is provided by [[Tom Luce]].

'''1980: ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|Rankin/Bass' The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Aragorn was voiced by [[Theodore Bikel]].

'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''
:Aragorn was voiced by [[Robert Stephens]]. For his early scenes, according to [[John McAndrew]] (Pippin) Stephens adopted an accurate Bristol accent to help suggest the disguise Strider adopted in Bree.

'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a playable character. He has brown hair and is bearded, he bears a golden sword.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring|Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn is played by [[Viggo Mortensen]], though [[Stuart Townsend]] was originally cast in the role. Townsend was deemed too young. Mortensen had just two weeks to train for his first scene, the standoff with the [[Nazgûl]] at [[Weathertop]]. Mortensen portrays Aragorn full of self-doubt. Jackson explained that this was to give him a character development arc.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''
:[[Daran Norris]] provided the voice of Aragorn, who is one of the three playable characters.

'''2002: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers|Peter Jackson's The Two Towers]]'':'''
:Aragorn's part is this film is largely similar to the events in book. The most significant difference is that, in the book, there was no [[Wargs|Warg]] attack on the party traveling to Helm's Deep and Aragorn did not fall down a cliff.

'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (video game)]]:'''
:Aragorn is one of the three playable characters.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King|Peter Jackson's The Return of the King]]'':'''
:Aragorn shows great trouble over the choice whether or not he should become king, whereas in the book, there is no doubt of his purpose to return as the king from the very first time his lineage is revealed.

'''2003: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (video game)]]:'''
:Aragorn is a playable character, his storyline is dubbed "Path of a King". He journey through Paths of the Dead with Legolas and Gimli, later they fight on Pelennor fields and at the Black Gate.

'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring|Sierra's War of the Ring]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a Hero Unit for the Free People side. He is present in Lothlorien, Battle of Hornburg and Siege of the Minas Morgul.

'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a Hero Unit for the Rohan faction in skirmishes, he also accompanies the Fellowship in the storyline mode.

'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''
:Aragorn is now the Hero for the Men of the West faction.

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:In the Prologue, Aragorn saves Men/Hobbit characters from brigands, but is forced to leave soon, as he has to intercept Frodo in Bree. Later arriving at the Prancing Pony, the characters meet him again and help him looking in surrounding area for Hobbits, who did not arrive in time. When player returns, Aragorn and the Hobbits already departed, and their next meeting is in Rivendell, where Aragorn entrusts the player with defense of the North while the Fellowship is gone. Later, in [[Lothlórien]], Aragorn is seen residing in [[Caras Galadhon]]

'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''
:Aragorn is a playable hero available in several missions.

'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'':'''
:Aragorn is an important character of the game, and is mentioned as one of the much honored heroes of the [[War of the Ring]] in the introduction of the game.<ref name="Prologue">[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Prologue''</ref>
:He is a friend of two of the game's main characters, [[Eradan (video game character)|Eradan]] and [[Andriel]]. Aragorn had met [[Andriel]] during his visits at [[Rivendell]],<ref name="Backstory Andriel">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.warinthenorth.com/the-game/heroes/backstory#elfAnchor|articlename=Elven Character: Andriel's History|dated=|website=War in the North|accessed=25 December 2011}}</ref> while he had met Eradan, when he served as Ranger at Sarn Ford. Aragorn was impressed by his skills and bravery, and taught him much about tracking. Eradan was a companion of Aragorn on many of his journeys. Aragorn trusted Eradan much, though he never told him what the reason was behind the protection of [[the Shire]].<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.warinthenorth.com/the-game/heroes/backstory#dunedainAnchor|articlename=Human Character: Eradan's History|dated=|website=War in the North|accessed=24 December 2011}}</ref>

:Eradan, Andriel and [[Farin (video game character)|Farin]] meet Aragorn in the Prancing Pony to warn him, on Halbarad's request, after the Nazgûl attacked and defeated the [[Rangers of the North|Rangers]] at [[Sarn Ford]], and entered the Shire. They also tell him about an conservation between the Witch-king and [[Agandaûr]], which the three heroes overheard shortly after the attack. Agandaûr summoned the [[Orcs of the Misty Mountains]] and assembled an army in [[Fornost]], which plans to aid the Nazgûl in their search to [[the One Ring]]. Aragorn sends Eradan, Andriel and Farin to Fornost, to stop Agandaûr and his army.<ref name="Prologue"/> While Eradan, Andriel, Farin, [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] stopped Agandaûr's army,<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Chapter 1: Fornost''</ref> Aragorn met with [[Frodo Baggins]] and left Bree.<ref>[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]], ''Chapter 2: The Barrow Downs'', Bree</ref>

'''2012: ''[[Lego|Lego The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''
:A mini figure of Aragorn is included in the [[Lego#Sets|sets]] '''Attack at Weathertop''', '''The Battle of Helm's Deep''', '''The Battle at the Black gate''', and '''The Pirate ship ambush'''.<ref name="2012 sets">{{webcite|author=Calisuri|articleurl=http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/12/53563-more-lord-of-the-rings-lego-details-from-toy-fare-2012/|articlename=More Lord of the Rings LEGO Details from Toy Fare 2012|dated=12 February 2012|website=TORN|accessed=18 February 2012}}</ref>

'''See also:''' [http://dare.ubvu.vu.nl/bitstream/1871/10975/1/Aragorn_Final.pdf "Aragorn Seen Through Different Media"] by [[Connie Veugen]], comparing the introduction of Strider in Ralph Bakshi's film, the 1981 BBC radio play, Peter Jackson's film and [[Vivendi]]'s [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|video game]] of ''The Fellowship of the Ring.

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*[[Timeline of Aragorn]]
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