estel
From Tolkien Gateway
Estel is the Sindarin word for Hope or Trust. It was a name of Aragorn, given to him when his mother Gilraen took him to Rivendell as a child.[1]
Examples
- Gil-Estel
- Estel as Aragorn's name
- Ónen i-Estel Edain, ú-chebin estel anim, Gilraen's linnod = "I gave Hope to the Dúnedain, I have kept no hope for myself."
See also
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen"