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Poll: Many names of Aragorn

Which of the many names of Aragorn do you find the most interesting?

You can vote either based on the sounding of a name, based on its meaning, or both. Some of these names have only appeared in J.R.R. Tolkien's books, and not in adaptations.

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    ARAGORN II

    Meaning: REVERED KING

    History: Aragorn was his birth name; he was named after his grandfather Aragorn, Chieftain of the Dunedain (a title held by the leaders of the Rangers of the North); he retired that name once he became the King of Gondor

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    Liv Tyler and Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    ESTEL

    Meaning: HOPE

    History: when Aragorn was 2 years old, his father Arathorn was killed by the Orcs, so his mother Gilraen took the child to refuge in Rivendell, and changed his name to Estel, in order to hide his identity from enemies

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    STRIDER

    Meaning: THE ONE WHO WALKS IN LONG STEPS

    History: Aragorn was 1.98cm (6 feet 6 inches) tall, so his steps were indeed long; he was given that nickname by the people of Breeland, because he was a lot taller than an average person of that region

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

    THORONGIL

    Meaning: EAGLE OF THE STAR

    History: Thorongil was Aragorn's pseudonim, when he was fighting in wars for Gondor (ruled by Echtelion, father of Denethor) and Rohan (ruled by Thengel, father of Theoden), many years before the War of the Ring; he was called like that because of his swiftness and keen sight, and also because he wore a silver star on his forehead

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    LONGSHANKS

    Meaning: LONG-LEGGED

    History: Bill Ferny (and possibly some other people of Bree) called him Longshanks, because they generally had shorter legs than the Dunedain (descendants of the people Numenor, i.e. Gondorians and Arnorians, to whom Aragorn belonged)

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    THE DUNADAN

    Meaning: MAN OF THE WEST

    History: Bilbo Baggins was referring to Aragorn as the Dunadan, after they befriended each other; Dunadan is a singular form of the word 'Dunedain' (Men of the West, i.e. Numenoreans)

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    ELFSTONE

    Meaning: literal meaning

    History: Aragorn was given that name by Galadriel, who gave him a green gem called 'Elessar' (Elfstone); after the battle of Pelennor Fields, the word spread throughout the city of Minas Tirith that the King of Gondor has returned - Elfstone they called him, because of the green gem he wore

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

    WINGFOOT

    Meaning: FAST WALKER

    History: Eomer was so impressed that Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas have traveled a very long distance in a short time (while they were pursuing the Uruks), that he found the name Strider to be 'too poor of a name', so he called him Wingfoot

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    ENVINYATAR

    Meaning: RENEWER

    History: after the Battle of Pelennor Fields, Aragorn referred to himself as Envinyatar, which is a reference to a prophecy which predicted that he would renew the hope of the Dunedain, by reuniting the two kingdoms - Arnor and Gondor

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    Viggo Mortensen in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

    ELESSAR TELCONTAR

    Meaning: ELFSTONE STRIDER

    History: it was Aragorn's full name as the King of Gondor; he took Elessar (Elfstone) as his first name, and Telcontar (Strider) as the name of his royal house, which means that his descendants would also add 'Telcontar' to their first names


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