From the Encyclopedia of Arda:
"High title and surname of Aragorn son of Arathorn. It was long foretold that he would take this name; it was given to him in Lórien by Galadriel. She granted him a gift of a green stone set in a silver brooch in the shape of an eagle as he and the Company of the Ring left her land (on 16 February III 3019). 'In this hour,' she said, 'take the name that was foretold for you, Elessar, the Elfstone of the house of Elendil!'
When Aragorn took up the kingship of Gondor, he assumed the name Elessar, and later references to him take the form 'King Elessar'."
Away from the books, or I'd dig more.
ETA: A couple of quotes:
III 294: "... before them came walking slow the Lord Aragorn. He was clad in black mail, girt with silver, and he wore a long mantle of pure white clasped at the throat with a great jewel of green that shone from afar"
I 493 "... as she held it up the gem flashed like the sun shining through the leaves of spring. 'This stone I gave to Celebrian my daughter, and she to hers; and now it comes to you as a token of hope.'"
You got it in one. Orcs are French
And that's how they know what a menu is, and why meat should be back on it. Next to wine and stinky cheese. Gothcha.
'Ah, mes amis! Ze meat, she is back on ze menu, non? Honh Honh!'
Yeah, that's all I want to say.
'This stone I gave to Celebrian my daughter, and she to hers; and now it comes to you as a token of hope.'
Galadriel to Celebrian to Arwen. Excellent.
Next to wine and stinky cheese. Gothcha.
So orcs are Christopher Ward?
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Better than Burt Ward. (Notice lately how a lot of the conversations on the board end up being about one Robin or another?)
Um, isn't one of the meanings of Elessar "hope"? Or am I remembering that wrong?
The question that JRRT never got around to answering was where the heck the Eye was planning on wearing the Ring since it is, in fact, just an eye.
I've reread the books, and can't find any reference to Sauron being an eye. I think 'the eye of Sauron' was meant to be a metaphor, rather than a literal enormous flaming eyeball. Anyone got any supporting/contradicting quotes?
Um, isn't one of the meanings of Elessar "hope"? Or am I remembering that wrong?
No, that was his
other
other name. Estel? Something like that. It was his childhood name, I think.
I really enjoyed the extra layer of meaning in the script's use of the word "hope", especially from the elves.
ELROND: "I bring hope to the world of men."
ARAGORN: "I keep none for myself."
...typical. The guys steal the women's best lines.
Although, taken as epigrammatic of a mother on her deathbed, it's sort of creepy, no? All for you Boyo! I do it all for you! I sacrifice everythign for your career!!
Gilraen, the first stage mother.
