He takes to his new status with grace and poise, indicating that he was always meant to know. The only daughter of Elrond, Arwen Undomiel , becomes the object of affection for the young ranger after he finds her loitering around the gardens of Rivendell having spent a few decades living with Galadriel, her maternal grandmother.
It is said that the pair experience a fierce love for each other from the very outset, but they only dedicate their lives when Aragorn was around fifty years old. Even so, Elrond "requests" that Arwen doesn't wed him before he achieves his destiny — becoming the King of Men. Upon his induction into the past, Aragorn accepts that he is to lead the Dunedain, becoming the 16th head of the ancient clan. After his, he abandons all of Rivendell's luxuries for a life in the forest, braving the elements, evil creatures, and human villains far worse than the other two with an intense pride blossoming in his heart.
It is during this period that Strider learns the art of herbal medicine, using Athelas to help cure most varieties of injury.
Interestingly, this is how he is first recognized for who he is, as "the hands of a King are the hands of a healer," after all. Strider spends a large fraction of his "youth" cavorting around Middle-Earth, but being a Ranger, he manages to hide his tracks so well that even the author had no idea about everything he does during this period. Apparently, he journeys deep into the sunless Moria mines, making it through to the other side without encountering the Balrog of Morgoth the ancient creature that is responsible for Gandalf's ultimate metamorphosis.
Of course, there is no way that Aragorn actually fought the fell beast, because he would have mentioned it to the Fellowship during their travels. Although he isn't known as Strider here, he takes on a different title, Thorongil, which means "Star Eagle.
This is especially interesting when one considers that Aragorn is 87 years old during the War of the Ring, making Theoden, a man who looks much older than him, actually twenty years younger. It's all that half-elven blood coursing through his veins. Interestingly, Aragorn gives tribute to his original name , Strider, by changing the official name of the House of Elendil to Telcontar, elegantly combining his own history with that of his ancestors.
I always liked aragorns strider name! It sounded like who he was!!! In the movie? It was just used as a descriptive term in the movie. They knew his name was Strider so a logical descriptive nickname for a tall man with long legs who strides, might be 'longshanks' to a country bumpkin like Sam.
But don't ask me too often to try to analyze PJ's train of thought in his script writing - that would give me a headache. I am not sure how Sam learned that name of Aragorn. Maybe he asked a local at the bar and that man only knew him by Longshanks. PJ did not explain that very well in the dialoge of the movie. Had it been the book, we would know what it meant. I read the book but forgot Aragorn was also called Longshanks.
There are just so many names for 1 person I forget some of them. Who is known as Sharkey? Mirabella Daughter of Gerontius. Sharkey is what Saruman 's servants at Isengard called him. Odo Proudfoot Back into the fray! Sam calling Aragorn 'Longshanks' in the movie is not intended to suggest that he knew this to be a nickname for Aragorn. Sam uses it as a general term for someone striding about on long legs. Nowhere in the movie is it suggested that Longshanks is in fact another one of Aragorn's name.
It is a nod from PJ to the book lovers, one of many. No-one unfamiliar with the book would understand. Click to expand Kiroshar Member. Longshanks was a term in Old England to mean a man of great hight tall or of great wealth or stature. Although the line was a bone to the book reader, it also has the original meaning as well. Obviously, Strider was much taller than Sam, but little did he know the irony of the use of that term by its further meaning.
Either that, or he confused Strider with King Edward I, and the line should have been given to Pippin. You must log in or register to reply here. Similar threads C. Sam Quotes?
Please remember, said one of them, that the name Baggins must not be mentioned. I am Mr. Underhill, if any name must be given.
That interested me so much that I followed them here. I slipped over the gate just behind them. Fellowship of the Ring: Chapter 10, Strider. But the explanation is simple: I was looking for a Hobbit called Frodo Baggins.
I wanted to find him quickly. I had learned that he was carrying out of the Shire, well, a secret that concerned me and my friends. He only goes into more details after Frodo has read the letter and confirms that it is indeed Aragorn son of Arathorn. He told me that his business with you had gone well, and that you would be starting for Rivendell the last week of September. As I knew he was at your side, I went away in a journey of my own.
Aragorn was made aware by Gildor and his company that something had happened to Gandalf. Aragorn then makes us aware that he was looking out for the Hobbits, waiting for their arrival. The tidings had gone far and wide that Gandalf was missing and the horsemen had been seen. It was the Elven-folk of Gildor that told me this; and later they told me that you had left your home; but there was no news of your leaving Buckland.
I have been watching the East Road anxiously. You may meet a friend of mine on the Road : a Man, lean, dark, tall, by some called Strider. He knows our business and will help you. Intrestingly, in the early drafts back when Trotter was a Hobbit and Frodo was Bingo Bolger-Baggins Aragorn only came upon Frodo because he'd pieced two and two together. I was behind a hedge when a party of travellers was halted by the Road not far west from here.
There was a cart and horses and ponies; a whole pack of dwarves, one or two elves, and - a wizard. Gandalf, of course; there's no mistaking him, you'll agree. They were talking about a certain Mr Bingo Bolger- Baggins and his three friends, that were supposed to be riding on the Road behind.
A bit incautious of Gandalf, I must say; but then, he was speaking low and I have quick ears, and was lying pretty close. It would seem Trotter Aragorn was unaware of Bingo's Frodo's coming before he overheard Gandalf and a group of Dwarves and Elves conversing. You can trust him. He is an old friend of mine and knows a great deal.
In Phase Three of the writing of FR the same account is given, with Trotter being previously unaware and finding out from overhearing Gandalf. Then he shut it quietly and sat down again. Now, I was behind the hedge this evening on the Road west of Bree, when four hobbits came out of the Downlands. I need not repeat all that they said to old Bombadil or to one another, but one thing interested me.
Maybe Mr. Baggins has an honest reason for leaving his name behind; but if so, I should advise him and his friends to be more careful. Strider may have an honest reason for spying and eavesdropping; but if so, I should advise him to explain it. Aragorn was looking for a Hobbit named Baggins.
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