Aragorn was voiced by John Hurt in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film version of "The Lord of the Rings", and by Theodore Bikel in the 1980 Rankin/Bass animated version of "The Return of the King", made for television. Kari Väänänen portrayed him in the 1993 Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit". In Peter Jackson's the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Aragorn is played by the Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen. He received critical acclaim for the portrayal, and was ranked No. 15 in "Empire"s 2015 survey of greatest film characters. In the 2009 fan film "The Hunt for Gollum", Aragorn is portrayed by Adrian Webster.
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arwen's dad in lord of the rings
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Her father was Elrond half-elven, a descendant of the Man Tuor.
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what is an elven?
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who created the aforementioned character?
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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are there any other names of the character?
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is the character referred in any literature?
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Yes, in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen".
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what kind of literary work is it?
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The tale is set in the Third and Fourth Ages of fictional universe.
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is it a novel?
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It is a story within the Appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings".
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what is the story about?
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It narrates the love of the mortal Man Aragorn and the immortal Elf-maiden Arwen, telling the story of their first meeting, their eventual betrothal and marriage, and the circumstances of their deaths.
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who is the mortal man?
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Aragorn is a fictional character who was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, King of Gondor. He was a confidant of Gandalf and part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.
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does he have any other names?
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"Trotter" "Strider" “Padathir” and "Du-finnion” to name a few.
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was he depicted in any film?
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The original nickname "Trotter" was retained for a long time, and Tolkien decided to change it to "Strider" only after the story was completed. There were also several experimental translations of "Trotter" to Sindarin: "Padathir", "Du-finnion", and "Rimbedir", with "Ethelion" possibly an equivalent of "Peregrin" (Boffin). Before the later title "the Dúnadan" ("Man of the West") emerged, "Tarkil" (Quenya for "noble Man") was used, as another synonym for "Númenórean". Tolkien hesitated for some time over Strider's "real" name. Although "Aragorn" was the first suggestion when his Mannish descent was determined, though the name was changed a number of times. At one point Tolkien decided that an Elvish name did not suit a Man, and thus altered it from "Aragorn" via "Elfstone" to "Ingold", an Old English name with "ing-" representing "West".
Aragorn | Names
This story was further elaborated, making Trotter a nephew of Bilbo, named Peregrin Boffin, and an elder cousin of Frodo. He was said to have run away after he came of age, some 20 years before Bilbo left the Shire, and had helped Gandalf in tracking Gollum later. A hint was also given as to why Trotter wore wooden shoes: he had been captured by the Dark Lord in Mordor and tortured, but saved by Gandalf; a note was added by Tolkien in the margin, saying that it would later be revealed that Trotter had wooden feet.
Aragorn | Identity
The "first germ" of the character that later evolved into Aragorn or Strider was a peculiar hobbit met by Bingo Bolger-Baggins (precursor of Frodo Baggins) at the inn of "The Prancing Pony". His description and behaviour, however, was already quite close to the final story, with the difference that the hobbit wore wooden shoes, and was nicknamed Trotter for the "clitter-clap" sound that they produced. He was accounted to be "one of the wild folk – rangers", and he played the same role in Frodo's journey to Rivendell as in "The Lord of the Rings". Later Tolkien hesitated about the true identity of "Trotter" for a long time.
Aragorn | Identity
While Aragorn was with the Valkyrie, Dane Whitman gained a new flying horse named Strider from the Lady of the Lake.
Aragorn (comics) | Second Aragorn
Aragorn was voiced by John Hurt in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film version of "The Lord of the Rings", and by Theodore Bikel in the 1980 Rankin/Bass animated version of "The Return of the King", made for television. Kari Väänänen portrayed him in the 1993 Finnish television miniseries "Hobitit". In Peter Jackson's the "Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, Aragorn is played by the Danish-American actor Viggo Mortensen. He received critical acclaim for the portrayal, and was ranked No. 15 in "Empire"s 2015 survey of greatest film characters. In the 2009 fan film "The Hunt for Gollum", Aragorn is portrayed by Adrian Webster.
Aragorn | Film
Later he introduced a new plot element: Galadriel's gift of a green stone, and Tolkien reverted to "Elfstone" to make an additional connection. Among other names Tolkien considered "Elfstan", "Elfmere", "Elf-friend", "Elfspear", "Elfwold" and "Erkenbrand", with Elvish forms: "Eldamir", "Eldavel", "Eledon", "Qendemir". The name of Aragorn's father also passed through many transient forms: Tolkien paired "Aramir" or "Celegorn" with "Aragorn" before settling upon "Arathorn"; among the various pairings were "Elfhelm" and "Eldakar" with "Elfstone" and "Eldamir"; and "Ingrim" with "Ingold".
Aragorn | Names
He then married Arwen and ruled for 122 years. Tolkien developed the character over a long period, beginning with a hobbit nicknamed Trotter, and trying out many names before arriving at a Man named Aragorn.
Aragorn | Introduction
In Rankin/Bass' 1980 adaptation of "The Return of the King", a dark-haired man is shown next to Éowyn in greeting Aragorn as he arrives to Minas Tirith. This character could be interpreted as Faramir. In the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, Faramir is played by David Wenham. The actor jokes that he got the role because he and Sean Bean, who played Boromir, both had large noses. Faramir and his brother's appearances were slightly altered from the book: in the films, they have fair hair and are slightly bearded, whereas in the book they were dark-haired and, following a statement in "Unfinished Tales", lacked beards.
Faramir | Film
As a foster child in Rivendell, Aragorn was renamed Estel or Hope. In Rohan (Middle-earth) and Gondor he was named Thorongil ("Eagle of the Star"). Renaming is common in Tolkien's writings, as seen in the Council of Elrond. In Lothlórien, he is given the name Elessar. At this point he begins to grow into his kingly role. He is given many names later in Minas Tirith, but the one the people know him by and give him is again, Elessar Elfstone which is his regal name. Túrin never embraces a new name until Turambar. He uses names to remake himself and doesn't acknowledge old ones except for Túrin.
The Lay of the Children of Húrin | Aragorn's Name Story
With the exception of Aragorn, the Rangers of the North are virtually omitted in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, save for a few mentions in the extended cuts. Arnor is mentioned only in one line in the extended edition of "The Two Towers", when Aragorn explains to Éowyn that he is a "Dúnedain Ranger", of whom few remain because "the North-kingdom was destroyed". There is however an original Ranger of Ithilien named Madril, played by John Bach. He serves as Faramir's lieutenant. He helps defend Osgiliath, but is fatally injured and is eventually killed by Gothmog by a spear-thrust.
Dúnedain | In film
The film is set during the time of "The Fellowship of the Ring". It takes place after Gandalf has discovered the true nature of Bilbo's ring and just before Frodo leaves the Shire for Rivendell.
Aragorn | Film
One of his notes suggested that the Rangers should not be hobbits as originally planned, and that this would mean that Trotter was either a man, or a hobbit who associated himself with the Rangers and was "very well known" (within the story). The latter suggestion was linked to an early comment of Bingo: "I keep on feeling that I have seen him somewhere before". Tolkien considered that Trotter might be Bilbo Baggins himself, but soon rejected that idea after Aragorn identified himself. Another suggestion was that Trotter was Fosco Took (Bilbo's first cousin), who "vanished when a lad, owing to Gandalf".
Aragorn | Identity
Aragorn is the opposite of hobbitish: tall, not provincial, untroubled by the discomforts of the wild. At the start, in Bree, he appears as a Ranger of the North, a weatherbeaten man named Strider. Gradually the reader discovers he is heir to the throne of Gondor, engaged to be married to Arwen, an Elf-woman. He emerges as an unqualified hero, in Frye's "High Mimetic" or "Romantic" literary mode, making the whole novel indeed a heroic romance: he regains his throne, marries Arwen, and has a long, peaceful, and happy reign.
Man (Middle-earth) | From "clod" to hero
Aragorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is one of the main protagonists of "The Lord of the Rings". Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, King of Gondor. He was a confidant of Gandalf and part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. He fell in love with the immortal elf Arwen, as told in The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen; her father, Elrond, forbade them to marry unless Aragorn became King of both Arnor and Gondor.
Aragorn | Introduction
In the film adaptation of "", the injured Aragorn is revived by a dream or vision of Arwen, who kisses him and asks the Valar to protect him.
Arwen | Adaptations
He met the wizard Gandalf and they became close friends. The Rangers help to guard the Shire, inhabited by the diminutive hobbits. He became known as "Strider" in the areas around the Shire and Bree. Aragorn undertook great journeys, serving in the armies of King Thengel of Rohan (King Théoden's father) and of Steward Ecthelion II of Gondor (father of Denethor). His tasks helped to raise morale in the West and to counter the growing threat of Sauron and his allies, and he acquired experience that he would later put to use in the War of the Ring. Aragorn served his lords during that time under the name "Thorongil" (Eagle of the Star).
Aragorn | Early life
He can not let go of his past. Ultimately, Aragorn accepts and uses all of his names becoming more or less an anti-Túrin as Croft puts it.
The Lay of the Children of Húrin | Aragorn's Name Story
In Brian Sibley's 1981 BBC radio dramatisation of "The Lord of the Rings", Aragorn was played by Robert Stephens. Sibley writes that Stephens gave "a mercurial performance, combining nobility and humanity in his portrayal of the returning king whose fate, along with that of all Middle-earth, [hung] on the success or failure of Frodo's quest." On stage, Aragorn was portrayed by Evan Buliung in the three-hour production of "The Lord of the Rings," which opened in 2006 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In the 1969 parody "Bored of the Rings", Aragorn is portrayed as "Arrowroot son of Arrowshirt".
Aragorn | Other
Like Viggo Mortensen, who plays Aragorn, who was brought on board to replace a previously cast actor after the filming had already begun, Uraeus was brought out of semi-retirement to replace the horse previously cast as Brego, who turned out not to be adequate. At the end of the trilogy's filming, Mortensen had created such a strong bond with Uraeus that Richards agreed to sell the horse to him. Uraeus remains in New Zealand, looked after by Jane Abbott, one of the riding doubles who works on Peter Jackson's films.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Brego
Later Aragorn renewed Faramir's hereditary appointment as Steward to the King, and granted him the titles of the Prince of Ithilien and Lord of Emyn Arnen.
Faramir | Names and titles
Sarah Workman writes that the relegation of the tale to an appendix "does not subordinate its importance", citing the same letter. Walsh states that he is interested to find that while Tolkien had "reluctantly relegated" the tale to an appendix, it is part of the main story in Peter Jackson's film trilogy, "strategically placed almost exactly half-way through". The film's depiction of the tale differs from the book's, combining Arwen's arrival, the presentation of the banner, the coronation, and the wedding; in the tale, Aragorn "unfurled the standard of Arwen in the battle of the Fields of Pelennor". Walsh notes that Jackson includes a flash forward to Elrond's vision of Arwen as the King's widow, with the phrase "There is nothing for you here: only death" used both in the film of "The Two Towers" and again in "The Return of the King": in Walsh's view, death is the story's focus.
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Relegated ending
He briefly appears in the first scenes of "", and in an extended flashback scene later on. In the theatrical versions Anárion and heirs do not appear, nor are they mentioned, and Arnor does not figure either. In "" Legolas refers to Isildur as "the last king of Gondor". However, in the extended edition both Arnor and the House of Anárion are mentioned, and it is clear that Isildur was not the last king. In the first film Isildur and Elrond go to the Crack of Doom where he refuses to destroy the Ring (Tolkien never wrote that he went to the Crack himself, only that he was advised to).
Isildur | Adaptations
New Zealand actor Alistair Browning played another Ranger of Ithilien, Damrod. The Rangers are shown as a village community in the 2009 fan film "Born of Hope". The film centres on the relationship of Arathorn and Gilraen, and the infancy of their son Aragorn.
Dúnedain | In film
He carries him the rest of the way to Helm's Deep. This side story does not exist in the book. Aragorn rides Brego in the charge out of Helm's Deep and to the Rohirrim camp at Dunharrow, but Brego runs away and refuses to enter the Paths of the Dead. It is unclear if the horse Aragorn rides to the Black Gate is Brego, though it has similar coloration. Brego is largely played by a bay Dutch Warmblood stallion named Uraeus. Before his movie career, Uraeus was an FEI dressage star. Ridden by his then-owner Lockie Richards, he won New Zealand National Dressage titles.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Brego
Haleth (played by Calum Gittins) son of Háma was among the boys who fought in the battle of Helm's Deep. His father was a member of the King's guard and doorward of Meduseld, who had been earlier killed by a Warg. Aragorn has a short inspirational talk with the boy. In the book, Háma is killed at Helm's Deep, and it is not mentioned if he has family. Tolkien uses the name Haleth for two characters of different sexes: a son of King Helm Hammerhand, who appears in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings", and a warrior-matriarch of the Edain in the First Age, who appears in "The Silmarillion" and "Unfinished Tales".
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Haleth
As an actor, he portrayed elves in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film trilogies: in the first he remained unnamed with fans naming him Figwit, a character originally cast as an extra who gained attention thanks to the trilogy's fan community, and in "The Hobbit" is credited as Lindir, a minor character who originally appears in the book of "The Fellowship of the Ring".
Bret McKenzie | Introduction
Brego the Horse belonged to King Théoden's son, Théodred, who had just been killed in a battle with Orcs. Aragorn speaks to Brego in Sindarin to quiet him. Aragorn says to Éowyn, "Turn this fellow free. He has seen enough of war." This first scene between Aragorn and Brego appears only in the extended version of "The Two Towers". Later, on the march to Helm's Deep, Aragorn is injured fighting Orcs on Wargs, falls off a cliff into a river, and is carried downstream. Brego then comes to the wounded Aragorn and lies down on the beach next to him so Aragorn can climb onto its back.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Brego
In 2003 she discovered a Tolkien-fan film competition and decided to create a film on Aragorn's roots from the period just before that of the books and films. She began recruiting from her circle of film professionals within Actors at Work Productions, and their referrals of others throughout England and beyond. She brought in a screenwriter to flesh out the storyline, but the script evolved over a period of years and some scenes were rewritten during filming. She scouted for filming locations and discovered the West Stow Anglo-Saxon village and Epping Forest, where most of the scenes were ultimately filmed.
Kate Madison | "Born of Hope"
Croft begins by comparing Aragorn from "The Lord of the Rings" and Túrin from "Children of Húrin." One character (Aragorn) is willing to step into his role, while the other (Túrin) tries everything he can to change fate.
The Lay of the Children of Húrin | Túrin and Aragorn: Evading, and Embracing, Fate
So Taran had traded his sword for nothing and the Cauldron would have been secure forever with the witches. The witches disappear in the clouds, laughing.
Orddu, Orwen and Orgoch | In film
The archaeologist Max Adams suggests that Tolkien may have based Aragorn on Oswald, a prince of the Northumbrian royal house exiled to the Kingdom of Dál Riata after Cadwallon King of Gwynedd and Penda King of Mercia laid waste to his ancestral homelands, and who returned years later with a raised army of Anglian exiles and retook his kingdom slaying Cadwallon in the process. The French medievalist Alban Gautier, and separately the historian Christopher Snyder, suggest a connection with a different Anglo-Saxon king, Alfred of Wessex, described by Snyder as "an unexpected monarch (he had four elder brothers) and inspirational leader who united disparate peoples".
Aragorn | Conjectured historical basis
Lurtz is one of the main antagonists of the first film. He is the first of Saruman's Uruk-hai to be bred and is their leader at the time of the attack on the Fellowship of the Ring at Amon Hen. He kills Boromir in battle, piercing him in the torso with three arrows from a distance (in the book, Boromir is slain by "many arrows"). As he prepares to finish Boromir, Aragorn intervenes and engages him in battle. Though Lurtz puts up a good fight, Aragorn eventually severs his right arm and stabs him in the stomach. Lurtz pulls Aragorn's sword further into his own stomach in an attempt to reach and maul him, but Aragorn quickly decapitates Lurtz, finally killing him.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Lurtz
The final scenes shot were Aragorn escaping the Skull avalanche, and Frodo finishing his book. The cast also received various props associated with their characters, although John Rhys-Davies burned his final Gimli prosthetic. Viggo Mortensen headbutted the stunt team goodbye. Pick-ups ended on 27 June 2003.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Pick-ups
He soon locates Gollum by a fish pond afterwards and captures the creature in a snare trap. Having secured the whining and protesting Gollum inside a sack, Aragorn sets out for Mirkwood. On the way, he briefly spots one of the nine Ringwraiths in the woods, but avoids it. Later that same day, he is attacked by an orc squad and defeats them, but is hit by a poison dart which takes effect after he dispatches his last attacker. He collapses beside a patch of Athelas flowers and has a vision of Arwen (Rita Ramnani) in Rivendell.
The Hunt for Gollum | Plot
In the inn, Pippin has too much to drink and begins to tell stories about Bilbo. Afraid that he will reveal too much, Frodo climbs on a table and begins to sing and dance to distract the crowd. However, he slips, and the Ring lands on his finger, turning him invisible. An angry ranger takes the hobbits into another room, warning them they are drawing too much attention to themselves. He introduces himself as Strider (Daran Norris) and asks if he may join them on their journey. At this point, the innkeeper, Barliman Butterbur (Daran Norris), arrives with a letter from Gandalf which informs Frodo that Strider is really Aragorn, a trusted friend.
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) | Plot
Éothain (played by Sam Comery) and Freda (played by Olivia Tennet) are young Rohirrim. They are sent by their mother Morwen (played by Robyn Malcolm) to alert Théoden that the "Wild Men" are raging through Rohan, burning villages. Éothain and Freda are kept at Edoras until they are reunited with their mother just before the battle at Helm's Deep. Éothain is named after a character in the book, one of Éomer's riders. The Éothain from Tolkien's novel "The Two Towers" was an adult member of Éomer’s "éored" that had overrun the Orcs who had captured Merry and Pippin, and later encountered Aragorn and his companions on the wide fields of Rohan.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Éothain and Freda
During the first month of filming, Stuart Townsend was deemed too young to play Aragorn, and within three days Viggo Mortensen became his replacement, just in time to film the Weathertop sequence. Mortensen, who decided to take the role in part because his own son was a fan of the series, became a hit on set, going fishing, always taking his "hero" sword around and applying dirt to his costume to improve costume designer Ngila Dickson's makeshift look. He also headbutted the stunt team as a sign of friendship, and bought himself his horse, Uraeus, as well as another horse for Abbott.
Production of The Lord of the Rings film series | Late 1999
Gandalf explains his concerns about Gollum's knowledge of the Ring falling into enemy hands, and asks Aragorn to find the creature with his tracking skills. After initially having little luck, Aragorn crosses paths with a fellow ranger and distant kinsman named Arithir (Arin Alldridge), a Ranger of the North, who reports hearing rumours about a creature that has been stealing fish from open windows in local villages; the movie cuts to a scene of Gollum doing just that, and eating his ill-gotten gain atop the roof. Aragorn and Arithir part ways, and Aragorn encounters and kills a pair of orc scouts in the forest.
The Hunt for Gollum | Plot
In M J Trow's fictional "Britannia" series, Padarn Beisrudd is one of the central characters. He is given the latinised name of Paternus and portrayed as a limitanei soldier guarding Hadrian's Wall.
Padarn Beisrudd | In literature and film
Figwit does not appear in Tolkien's writings and was created exclusively for the films; thus there is little authentic information regarding him, save that he is a Royal escort. The only "official" place where the name Figwit is used is on several Topps trading cards, including a "The Return of the King" series card, titled "Return to Rivendell," and an Authentic Autographs card featuring the signature of actor Bret McKenzie. In "The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game" he was assigned the name of Aegnor, one of Galadriel's brothers in "The Silmarillion." A Figwit action figure was also created, though it was named "Elven Escort," as in the film.
Figwit | In other media
Aragorn was renamed "Estel" ("hope" in Sindarin) to hide his existence from Sauron and his servants. He was not told about his heritage until he came of age. Elrond revealed to Aragorn his true name and ancestry, and delivered to him the shards of Elendil's sword Narsil, and another ancient heirloom, the Ring of Barahir. He withheld the Sceptre of Annúminas from him until he earned the right to possess it. Aragorn met and fell in love with the elf Arwen, Elrond's daughter (whom he mistook for Lúthien), when she returned from Lothlórien, her mother's homeland. Aragorn thereafter assumed his role as the sixteenth Chieftain of the Dúnedain, the Rangers of the North, and went into the wild, living with the remnants of his people, whose kingdom had been destroyed through civil and regional wars centuries before.
Aragorn | Early life
Aragorn was the son of Arathorn II and his wife Gilraen. Through his distant ancestors Isildur and Anarion, the sons of Elendil, whom he closely resembled, he was directly in line for the thrones of both Gondor and Arnor. When he was two years old, his father was killed while pursuing orcs. He was fostered in Rivendell by Elrond, who was still living in Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age. At the bidding of Elrond, his lineage was kept secret, as Elrond feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true identity as Isildur's heir became known.
Aragorn | Early life
Aragorn is portrayed as a puppet of the Elves who has been instructed to usurp the throne of Gondor by murdering Boromir (whom he had discovered alone after Merry and Pippin were captured) before Gandalf removes Denethor. Arwen, being 3000 years older, holds Aragorn in contempt but uses their marriage to cement Elvish rule over Gondor. Faramir has been exiled to Ithilien where he is kept under guard with Éowyn. The Elves have also corrupted (using New-Age style mysticism) the youth of Umbar, which they aim to use as a foothold into Harad and Khand. After defeating the Mordorian army, the Elves enter Mordor to massacre civilians with the help of Men from the East, supposedly to eliminate the "educated" classes.
The Last Ringbearer | Plot
Meanwhile, a council has been called between the Free Peoples of Middle-earth to determine the fate of the One Ring. The council decide the Ring must be brought to Mordor and cast into the fires of Mount Doom. A fellowship of nine is formed to accompany the Ring; Frodo, Sam, Pippin (Kieron Elliott), Merry (Eric Artell), Gandalf (Tom Kane), Aragorn, Boromir (Steve Blum), Legolas (Crispin Freeman) and Gimli (John Rhys-Davies). The fellowship set out, attempting to cross the Misty Mountains vis the Pass of Caradhras. However, a storm called forth by Gandalf's former friend, the wizard Saruman, now an ally of Sauron, closes the pass.
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | Plot
In the film, Aragorn and Theóden depart not before their encampment at Dunharrow, but in the book, Aragorn and the Dúnedain (which are absent in the film) ride from Helm's Deep over the fields to Edoras and then to Dunharrow and the Dimholt, whereas in the book, Théoden takes slower mountain paths and arrives in Dunharrow after Aragorn and his companions have already left. Théoden is seen to set out directly from Dunharrow to Minas Tirith, omitting his brief return to Edoras from Dunharrow to muster all remaining forces there, as told in the book.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Comparison with the source material
And there was a man in that battle, unless his name were known he could not be overcome; and there was on the other side a woman called Achren, and unless her name were known her party could not be overcome. And Gwydion ab Don guessed the name of the man".
Arawn | Other legends
The sequence ends fittingly, in her opinion, with Mordor and the Eye of Sauron, bringing the viewer, like Saruman, to meet the Enemy's gaze.
Palantír | In film
Despite the urging of Elrond and Círdan, Gil-galad's lieutenants, Isildur did not throw the Ring into the fires of Mount Doom. The Second Age ended, and Isildur became King of both Arnor in the North and Gondor far away in the South. Isildur was killed by orcs soon afterwards at the Gladden Fields beside the River Anduin, and the Ring was seemingly lost for ever.
Aragorn | Background
He is unable to accept defeat in the face of any situation, no matter how stupid. He has one son, Flemming Geir, an obese 12-year-old whom he neglects and leaves to steal chocolate from the stockroom. He is the central focus of the trilogy, and the film "Bjarnfreðarson" focuses on his upbringing and the reasons for his eccentricity.
Næturvaktin | Georg Bjarnfreðarson
In "Nicholas Sayre and the Creature in the Case", the antagonist Hrule calls them "Astarael's get". The origin of the name "Abhorsen", according to Garth Nix, is the name of the executioner from Shakespeare's Measure for Measure: "Abhorson".
Old Kingdom (book series) | Abhorsens
"My Cousin Dikran, the Orator," is the wonder of all the Fresno Armenian farmers, but Aram's grandfather dispenses a deeper wisdom. In "The Presbyterian Choir Singers" Aram and his friend Pandro are recruited by an older church-going woman to sing in the choir at her Presbyterian church. She also tries to convert them from the evils of cursing. In "The Circus," the circus comes to town and Aram and his friend help set up the circus tent.
My Name Is Aram | Plot summaries
The name first appears in the Hervarar saga when Angantyr has avenged his father Heidrek and retaken the Dwarf-cursed sword Tyrfing: It was during this feast that Angantyr's Hunnish half-brother Hlöd appeared with a large army to demand half the inheritance: The next place is when Angantyr's brave sister Hervor fights the Huns, although, her small army is greatly outnumbered by the Horde and she knows she cannot win:
Árheimar | Hervarar saga
Aragorn joined Frodo Baggins, Bilbo's adopted heir, and three of Frodo's friends at the Prancing Pony Inn in Bree; a letter from Gandalf convinced Frodo to trust Aragorn. The four hobbits had set out from the Shire to bring the One Ring to Rivendell. Aragorn, going by the nickname "Strider", was then 87 years old, nearing the prime of life for a Númenórean. With Aragorn's help the Hobbits escaped the pursuing Nazgûl, though Frodo was gravely injured, and reached Rivendell. There, Frodo, healed by Elrond, volunteered to destroy the Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, and Aragorn is chosen as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring to accompany him, along with Gandalf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the dwarf, Boromir of Gondor, and the hobbits Pippin, Merry, and Frodo's faithful gardener Samwise Gamgee.
Aragorn | The War of the Ring
In reply, with "the foresight of his kindred", Aragorn prophesies that Elrond's time in Middle-earth is coming to an end, and that Arwen will have to choose between her father and staying in Middle-earth. Aragorn and Arwen meet again in Lothlórien, nearly thirty years later. Galadriel dresses Aragorn in "silver and white, with a cloak of elven-grey and a bright gem on his brow", so that he seems to be an elf-lord. Arwen sees him and makes her choice. They climb the hill of Cerin Amroth, from where they can see the Shadow (Mordor) in the East, and the Twilight (the fading of the Elves) in the West, and they "plighted their troth".
The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen | Plot
As Garrett was dying, he persuades his nephew Dane Whitman to take his scientific discoveries and use them for good. Whitman thus became a new, heroic Black Knight, and used his uncle's techniques to create another winged horse. This one he names Aragorn and uses as his mount. Aragorn helped the Black Knight and the Avengers battle the Masters of Evil; carried the Black Knight into battle against Le Sabre; helped the Black Knight and Doctor Strange battle Tiboro; carried the Black Knight alongside Doctor Strange and the Avengers as they battled Ymir and Surtur; carried the Black Knight to Olympus to battle Ares and the Enchantress, among numerous other adventures together.
Aragorn (comics) | Second Aragorn
They head for Rivendell, and camp at Weathertop. However, during the night, they are attacked by the Nazgûl. Aragorn is able to temporarily fend them off, but Frodo (Yuri Lowenthal) is stabbed with a Morgul blade. The party continue towards Rivendell, closely pursued by the Nazgûl, and with Frodo "passing into shadow." They soon encounter Arwen (Jennifer Hale), who takes Frodo and rides on ahead. She crosses the river Bruinen and as the Nazgûl attempt to cross after her, she uses elven magic to cause the river to rise, washing them away. She enters Rivendell, taking Frodo to her father, Elrond (Jim Piddock), who heals him.
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | Plot
Pippin's looking into the palantír happens in Edoras, and he and Gandalf leave for Minas Tirith from there, but in the book, this takes place at Dol Baran with the appearance of a Nazgûl on a winged steed, and they stay at Edoras only one night. In contrast to the film, Aragorn and Théoden march from Dol Baran to Helm's Deep to take a night's rest. It is in the Hornburg where Aragorn looks into the "palantír" (as opposed to the film's Extended Edition, in which he does so much later in Minas Tirith after the Battle of the Pelennor Fields) and decides to take the Paths of the Dead.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Comparison with the source material
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Rognvald Eysteinsson | Similarities to Ragnall ua Ímair
Sharku was the orc captain of Saruman's Warg Riders. He is played by the actor Jed Brophy. In the film, he and his fellow riders were unleashed by Saruman to attack the Rohirrim of Edoras while they were journeying to Helm's Deep. He dies when Aragorn stabs him in the throat while grabbing onto his warg. The wound gives him a slow death, where he tells Gimli and Legolas that Aragorn died. The Warg rider attack (as well as most of the circumstances and its aftermath) is an invention by the scriptwriters. In the book, "Sharkû" is a name used for Saruman himself by his servants, meaning "old man".
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Sharku
His daughter's name is Gala
Arath de la Torre | Biography
While retreating from the city Madril is injured by an Orc while he is distracted by a Fell Beast, and is ultimately left behind whilst the other survivors escape to Minas Tirith. As he lies dying, Gothmog, the lieutenant of Minas Morgul, sees him upon the floor and cruelly impales him with a spear, killing him outright, before announcing to his army that the Age of Men is over. Madril's name has no Sindarin meaning since it is a transposition of the middle letters of Mardil Voronwë, the first ruling Steward of Gondor.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Madril
In "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien, Dáin II Ironfoot is a Dwarvish King who helps his cousin Thorin Oakenshield in the Battle of the Five Armies.
Dáinn (Norse dwarf) | J.R.R. Tolkien
Mordor features in all three films of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. In the first film, Sean Bean, playing Boromir, the warrior from Gondor, declares to the Council of Elrond that "one does not simply walk into Mordor". In the second, Andy Serkis's digital Gollum guides Frodo and Sam to the Black Gate. In the final film, Frodo and Sam struggle across the shattered volcanic plain of Gorgoroth to Mount Doom, dressed as orcs, under the red glare of the volcano and the watchful Eye of Sauron from an exaggeratedly Gothic Barad-dûr, while the Army of the West gathers for the final battle in front of the Black Gate and witnesses the cataclymic destruction of everything Sauron had built when the Ring is destroyed.
Mordor | In film
Figwit is the fan-derived name for an Elf extra (played by Bret McKenzie) who first appears at the Council of Elrond, and later on the path to the Grey Havens. Figwit (or McKenzie, rather) has his own fan following. The name is an acronym of the sentence/question "Frodo Is Great, Who Is That?", something reportedly said/thought by fans who saw the character for the first time in "The Fellowship of the Ring" film. Later, for the movie , Bret McKenzie was given the name Lindir in response to fans' desires to see "Figwit" return to screen.
List of original characters in The Lord of the Rings film series | Figwit
So Arawn takes on the form of Pywll, Pwyll takes on the appearance of Arawn, and after spending a year in each other's lands, Pwyll (who looks like Arawn) does battle with Havgan, who must only be struck once, since if he is struck repeatedly, he will return the next day as fit and well as he ever was.
The Knightly Tale of Gologras and Gawain | "Mabinogion"
The original form of "Agarwaen" "Bloodstained" was "Iarwaeth", and "Thurin" "the Secret" supposedly originated in "Thuringud" "the Hidden Foe". In early texts Tolkien usually interpreted "Turambar" as "the Conqueror of Fate".
Túrin Turambar | Rejected names
The plot of the second film, "", introduces a significant deviation from the book: Faramir does not at first let Frodo, Sam, and Gollum go, but decides to bring them and the Ring to Gondor. He takes them to Osgiliath and not until the Nazgûl attack the city and Frodo comes under the threat of capture does he release them.
Faramir | Film
This was done partly to fit more closely the timeline indicated by the book. One notable change in plotting is that in the film Théoden is possessed by Saruman, whereas in the book he is simply depressed and deluded by Wormtongue. Afterwards, in the film, Théoden is still unsure of what to do, and flees to Helm's Deep. In the book he rides out to war, only ending up besieged when he considers helping Erkenbrand. Erkenbrand does not exist in the films: his character is combined with Éomer as the Rohirrim general who arrives with Gandalf at the film's end.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Comparison to the source material
In earlier versions of Tolkien's writings, and in the first edition of "The Lord of the Rings", the name Finrod was given to the character later known as Finarfin. Finrod Felagund was then named Inglor Felagund. In the first edition of "The Lord of the Rings", the character Gildor introduces himself as "Gildor Inglorion of the house of Finrod." However, in the second edition, when Finrod's name was changed to Finarfin, this line was not changed. The earliest name of this character was Felagoth. In the published "The Silmarillion" Orodreth is Finrod's brother.
Finrod Felagund | Earlier versions
Aragorn descendants include: "c = colt, f = filly" He retired to stud at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky.
Aragorn (horse) | Stud career
Some scenes are new to the films; a major addition is the attack on Aragorn by cavalry Orcs riding wolflike Wargs, leaving him wounded and unconscious. The entire episode is a digression from the main story; Tom Shippey suggests it was inserted to provide more of a role for the beautiful but distant Elf-woman Arwen, who helps to bring Aragorn back to life. An addition that critics felt worked well was the incorporation of an appendix, "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", as a secondary plot line on the "bittersweet love affair" between a man and an immortal Elf.
The Lord of the Rings: film versus book | Additions
Barrow-wights are absent in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy. The scholar of humanities Brian Rosebury states that the removal is acceptable to reduce running time, because the episode does not fundamentally change the story. The Tolkien scholar John Rateliff, on the other hand, writes that the result of omitting the scene shows that Tolkien's story is "too tightly woven and interlinked for whole episodes to be removed without consequences down the line". In this case, the hobbits' swords have to be provided by Aragorn, who gives them out just before the Ringwraiths arrive for the fight on Weathertop, which "raises the rather awkward question as to why Aragorn should happen to be carrying four hobbit-sized swords", not least as he had only been expecting to meet two of them, Frodo and Sam.
Barrow-wight | In other media
Aragorn was a fictional winged horse appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Aragorn has served as a mount for various characters.
Aragorn (comics) | Introduction
Meanwhile, the corrupt wizard Saruman also desires the Ring ("Saruman"). At the Inn of the Prancing Pony in the village of Bree, Frodo and his friends sing and dance for their fellow guests ("The Cat and the Moon"). With the assistance of the Ranger Strider, the four Hobbits escape pursuit by the Black Riders, servants of Sauron, and safely reach the Ford of Bruinen ("Flight to the Ford"). Awaiting them at the Elven settlement of Rivendell is Arwen, the beloved of Strider, whose true name is Aragorn, heir to the throne of Gondor ("The Song of Hope"). Arwen's father, Lord Elrond, calls a Council of Elves, Men and Dwarves at which it is decided that Frodo will carry the Ring to Mordor.
Lord of the Rings (musical) | Act I
In the case of animating the character of Aragorn, the developers even had Viggo Mortensen and the film's swordmaster, Bob Anderson, came into the studio and perform some of the sword fighting techniques from the film, enabling the development team to recreate the physicality of the character exactly, frame by frame.
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) | Development
In "Lokasenna", Thor is called "Jarðar burr" ("son of Jörð"). In "Völuspá", he is referred to as "mǫgr Hlóðyniar" and "Fjǫrgyniar burr" (child of Hlóðyn, Fjörgyn's child). Hlóðyn, although etymologically unclear, must therefore have been another name of Jörð.
Jörð | Poetic Edda
In 1957, Morton Grady Zimmerman and colleagues proposed to Tolkien with a screenplay that they make a film of "Lord of the Rings" combining animation, miniatures and live action. The final drama of the Battle of the Black Gate was to feature Gandalf's turning each of the ringwraiths to stone in front of the watching armies. Tolkien was strongly opposed to their approach and nothing came of it. Peter Jackson's film adaptation of "" is interspersed with scenes of Frodo and Sam at Mount Doom, and focuses mainly on the characters of Gandalf, Aragorn, and the rest of the Fellowship.
Battle of the Morannon | Adaptations
Oddr was the son of Grímr Loðinkinni and the grandson of Ketill Hængr (both of whom have their own sagas) of Hålogaland. When he was an infant, a völva predicted that he would be killed by his own horse Faxi, at the place where he was born, at the age of three hundred (which may very well signify 360, as a "hundred" by the time was a unit of numbers denoting 120, not 100 - which have been called a petty hundred). In order to undo the prediction, he killed his horse, buried it deep in the ground and left his home intending never to return again.
Örvar-Oddr | Plot summary
The game is set fifteen years after the War of the Ring. Sam (voiced by Sean Astin) is now Mayor of the Shire, and is preparing a party for Aragorn, now King Elessar of Gondor (voiced by Viggo Mortensen, using sound samples from the films). While awaiting his arrival, Sam tells the story of Aragorn's adventures during the War to his four children, Elanor (Mary Mouser), Frodo (Eric Artell), Merry (Bridger Zadina) and Pippin (Elan Garfias). The game alternates between Sam telling the story, and Frodo helping him prepare for the party. The story begins with Aragorn having met the Hobbits in Bree and successfully hidden them from the Nazgûl.
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest | Plot
He received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Aragorn, and was ranked No. 15 on a 2015 survey of "The 100 Greatest Movie Characters" conducted by "Empire". In 2004, Mortensen starred as Frank Hopkins in "Hidalgo", the story of an ex-army courier who travels to Arabia to compete with his horse, Hidalgo, in a dangerous desert race for a contest prize.
Viggo Mortensen | Acting career
Aragorn fights a troll, a departure from the book; Large numbers of extras were used for the battle, and some hundreds of soldiers from New Zealand's army to give an impression of the battle's enormous scale. Jackson had at one stage intended Aragorn to fight the Dark Lord Sauron in person, but "wisely" reduced this to combat with a troll.
Battle of the Morannon | Adaptations
Portrayed by Fredde Granberg. His name means "Little-Willie". The opposite of the stereotypical Viking; cannot stand the sea or see blood without vomiting violently. He is laughed at by his friends for the small genitals implied by his name. Although he is more intelligent than others, he is shy and cowardly, and cannot face an argument with Cassandra without stuttering, sweating and sometimes even crying. He is afraid to say openly that he and Cassandra are a couple, since his father would probably kill him if he found out. He has an ability to think up quick comebacks whenever Halvdan insults or questions him, often followed by a groin-kick.
Hem till Midgård | Lill-Snorre
They are beaten off; however, many Rangers fall, and Arathorn's closest friend, Elgarain, is mortally wounded while defending Gilraen. Arathorn then leads the remaining Rangers in pursuit of the stragglers. They are successful, but Arathorn is mortally wounded in the process. Without a chieftain capable of leading them, the Dúnedain abandon Taurdal and go into hiding in small secret settlements in the forests of Rhudaur, while the Elven twins, Elladan and Elrohir, bring Aragorn with his mother Gilraen to Rivendell, and safety.
Born of Hope | Plot
With a small squadron of ships from Gondor, he led an assault on Umbar, burning many of the Corsairs' ships and personally killing their lord during the Battle of the Havens. After the victory at Umbar, "Thorongil" left the field, to the dismay of his men, and went East.
Aragorn | Early life
They play a memory game where each participant has to add a name to a chain of names of famous people, after repeating all the names in correct sequence. The names each player chooses reflect his/her own preference and state of mind. The game reaches a crescendo, with only Asim and Aparna left in the fray, at which point Aparna pulls out, deliberately handing victory to Asim, who seems to have placed his entire confidence at stake on the win.
Aranyer Din Ratri | Plot
They had twelve sons who all followed in their father's footsteps and became berserkers. According to the "U" version, they were called Angantyr, Hjörvard, Hervard, Hrani, Barri, Tyrfing, Tind, two Haddings, Bui, Bild and Toki. According to the "H" version, their names were Angantyr, Hjorvard, Hervard, Hrani, Brami, Barri, Reifnir, Tind, Saeming and Bui and the two Haddings (in version "R" only six are mentioned: Angantyr, Hjörvard, Hervard, Hrani and the two Haddings).
Arngrim | Hervarar saga
This puts him in Frye's "Romantic" mode. Tolkien does come close to myth, Shippey suggests, as when Gandalf confronts the leader of the Nazgûl at the gate of Minas Tirith, and a cock crows, "as if" signalling the arrival of the Rohan cavalry, just as, he writes, a crowing cock signalled the Resurrection to Simon Peter in the Bible.
Aragorn | Romantic hero
Although J. R. R. Tolkien's novels predate what could technically be called the ""bromance era"", the portrayal of the lifelong close relationships between Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee, Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took, and Gimli and Legolas in the novels have been characterized as bromance, as well as the depictions in the films based on them.
Bromance | Film
Talion, a captain of Gondor, serves within a garrison stationed at the Black Gate of Mordor. The garrison is attacked by Sauron's Orc forces led by three Black Númenórean captains: the Hammer of Sauron (John DiMaggio), the Tower of Sauron (JB Blanc), and their leader, the Black Hand of Sauron (Nolan North). Talion, his wife Ioreth (Laura Bailey), and his adult son, Dirhael (Jack Quaid), are captured and ritually sacrificed by the Black Hand in an attempt to summon into himself the wraith of the Elf Lord Celebrimbor. However, Celebrimbor (who suffers from amnesia due to his centuries as a wraith) instead merges with Talion, preventing him from dying.
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | Plot
In the 2006 Toronto musical adaptation of "The Lord of the Rings", Elrond was portrayed by Victor A. Young. In "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy and "The Hobbit" trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, Elrond is portrayed by Hugo Weaving. In "" Elrond holds Men in lesser regard after witnessing Isildur's failure to destroy the One Ring. Unlike the book, he is more skeptical of Aragorn both in terms of his ability to lead the Men of the West and the courtship of his daughter. As shown in the flashback scene in "", he forces Aragorn to end his engagement to Arwen so that she could leave to the Undying Lands, though she eventually makes the decision to stay with Aragorn in Middle-Earth.
Elrond | Adaptations
One of the brothers tells Finn that his name is Feradach.
Manannán mac Lir | The Pursuit of the Gilla Decair and His Horse
Later he took the name Gorthol, "the Dread Helm" (S. "gor-" 'horror', "thôl" 'helm'), since he wore the Dragon-helm then. When Túrin came to Nargothrond, he hid his identity under the epithet "Agarwaen son of Úmarth", "the Bloodstained, son of Ill-fate", but soon became generally known as "Adanedhel", "Man-Elf", since he greatly resembled Elves in manners and looks. Finduilas also called him "Thurin", "the Secret", and after the reforging of the black sword Gurthang and because of his prowess with it, Túrin was known as "Mormegil", "the Blacksword" (S. "mor-" "black", "magol" or "megil" "sword"). When he first met the Men of Brethil, Túrin presented himself as the Wildman of the Woods, but soon took the name "Turambar" when he decided to settle there.
Túrin Turambar | Names and titles
Ermanaric's Gothic name is reconstructed as "*Airmanareiks". It is recorded in the various Latinized forms: In medieval Germanic epics, the name appears as: Since the name "Heiðrekr" may have been confused with Ermanaric through folk etymology he is possibly identical to "Heiðrekr Ulfhamr" of the Hervarar saga.
Ermanaric | Name
The Valkyrior appears in the 2017 film "". Odin sent his Valkyries to Hel in order to prevent Hela from escaping. The attack turned into a massacre, as Hela killed every Valkyrie with the exception of Brunnhilde. The trauma of the massacre led her to abandon Asgard and settle on Sakaar.
Valkyrior | In other media
Eric says that with him are five kings, that he will tell them the name of them all, and that he, himself, is the sixth.
Einherjar | "Fagrskinna"
One of the author's favorite books, "The Lord of the Rings", lent several words and images to "Animorphs": the elvish word for Orc, "yrch", became Yeerk; the flaming red Eye of Sauron inspired the Crayak, and Ax's middle name, "Esgarrouth", is based on a town in the books called Esgaroth. The human name of Ax's brother, Elfangor, is Alan Fangor and his last name is in reference to the Fangor region or Fangorn Forest. Also there was a minor reference to Gondor, in the form of a fictional company named "Gondor Industries" in the 14th book. (It may also be significant that Visser Three's host is named Alloran, a rough homonym of Gandalf's Valinorean name "Olórin", and that one of the minor alien races is called "the Five", which is also a term used in "The Lord of the Rings" for the Istari.) Applegate's writing was inspired by her family.
Animorphs | Development
As such, he asks the trio to distract the orcs at Fornost. In Fornost, the trio rescue a Great Eagle imprisoned by orcs. Revealing his name is Beleram (John Patrick Lowrie), an eagle from the Misty Mountains in the service of Gwaihir, they tell him of Agandaûr, and he offers to help. They then encounter Elladan and Elrohir (Liam O'Brien), the sons of Elrond, who they also tell of Agandaûr and their mission to distract him. The twins, however, suggest they may be able to destroy Agandaûr. In the citadel at the center of the ruins, the group fight their way to the top, where they face Agandaûr, who leaps from the roof onto a waiting Fell-beast.
The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | Plot
The motif of hope is illustrated in Aragorn's successful handling of Saruman's seeing-stone or palantír. Aragorn is given the very name of "Hope" (Sindarin "Estel"), by which he is still affectionately called by his queen, Arwen, who at the hour of his death cries out "Estel, Estel!". Only Aragorn, as the heir of Isildur, can rightfully use the palantír, while Saruman and Denethor, who have both also made extensive use of palantírs, have fallen into despair or presumption. These latter traits have been identified as the two distinct sins "against the virtue of Hope".
Christianity in Middle-earth | Hope
Ten years later, Brynjólfur visits the graves of his daughter, Ragnheiður, and his only grandchild, Ragnheiður’s and Daði’s son. Daði arrives at the graveyard and – not recognised by Brynjólfur – asks him, for whom Brynjólfur is weeping. Hearing the answer Daði realises, that his child – whom he had never seen – has died.
Ragnheiður | Act 3 (Epilogue)
One piece of music required an instrument invented and crafted especially for the film: a fiddle with four pairs of strings instead of single strings. Actors Billy Boyd, Viggo Mortensen and Liv Tyler also contributed to the film's music. Boyd sings on screen as Faramir charges towards Osgiliath, Mortensen sings on screen as he is crowned King, and in the Extended Edition Tyler sings as Aragorn heals Éowyn.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Score