Isildur and his brother Anarion, and their father Elendil, joined the Last Alliance of Elves (under Gil-Galad) and Men against Sauron. Sauron, the Dark Lord, had made the One Ring, a Ring of Power, to enable him to take control of the whole of Middle-earth. Others have evaluated his literary status using Northrop Frye's classification, suggesting that while the hobbits are in "Low Mimetic" mode, and characters such as Éomer are in "High Mimetic" mode, Aragorn reaches the level of "Romantic" hero as he is superior in ability and lifespan to those around him. Aragorn has been compared to the figure of Christ as King, complete with the use of prophecy paralleling the Old Testament's foretelling of the Messiah. 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.Ĭommentators have proposed historical figures such as King Oswald of Northumbria and King Alfred the Great as sources of inspiration for Aragorn, noting parallels such as spending time in exile and raising armies to retake their kingdoms. He then married Arwen and ruled for 122 years. Aragorn was acclaimed as King by the people of Gondor, and crowned King of both Gondor and Arnor. After defeating Sauron's forces in Gondor, he led an army of Gondor and Rohan against the Black Gate of Mordor, distracting Sauron's attention and enabling Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee to destroy the One Ring. He then fought in the battle at Helm's Deep and the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. When the Fellowship was broken, he tracked the hobbits Meriadoc Brandybuck and Peregrin Took with the help of Legolas the elf and Gimli the dwarf to Fangorn Forest. 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.Īragorn led the Fellowship of the Ring following the loss of Gandalf in the Mines of Moria.
He was a confidant of Gandalf and part of the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron. 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. Aragorn is a fictional character and a main protagonist in J.
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