estel
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Estel is the Sindarin word for "hope" or "trust".[1] It was a name of Aragorn, given to him when his mother Gilraen took him to Rivendell as a child.[2]
Examples[edit]
- Estelmo = "Hope-person"
- Gil-Estel = "Star of High Hope"
- ú-chebin estel anim = "I have kept no hope for myself"
- Rochon Methestel = "Rider of the Last Hope"
See also[edit]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 117
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", p. 1061