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Aragorn II becomes Chieftain of the Dúnedain

Event Type: Genealogical

Age: 3rd Age - The Stewards

Year: 2933

Description:

2933
Arathorn II slain. Gilraen takes Aragorn to Imladris. Elrond receives him as foster-son and gives him the name Estel (Hope); his ancestry is concealed.

The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix B, The Tale of Years: The Third Age

Then Aragorn, being now the Heir of Isildur, was taken with his mother to dwell in the house of Elrond; and Elrond took the place of his father and came to love him as a son of his own. But he was called Estel, that is "Hope", and his true name and lineage were kept secret at the bidding of Elrond; for the Wise then knew that the Enemy was seeking to discover the Heir of Isildur, if any remained upon earth.

The Return of the King, LoTR Appendix A, Annals of the Kings and Rulers: Here Follows a Part of The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

Thus it befell that when Aragorn was only two years of age Arathorn went riding with the sons of Elrond and fought with Orcs that had made an inroad into Eriador, and he was slain....

But the child Aragorn became thus untimely Chieftain of the Dunedain, and he was nurtured in the House of Elrond, and there he was loved by all, and Elrond was a father to him.

The Peoples of Middle-Earth, HoME Vol 12, Part 1, Ch 9, The Making of Appendix A: The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen

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Elena Tiriel 28Nov04

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