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References to Aragorn's 🧝elvish name in LOTR movies

Idril Celebrindal

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I noticed while watching the LOTR movies that there are several references to Aragorn's elvish name "Estel" which means "hope". For instance, when Elrond is speaking to Arwen about Aragorn in TTT he says "Hope is gone. Hope is not coming back" (or something along those lines). I thought that this was a reference to Aragorn, so he was basically saying "Aragorn is gone. Aragorn isn't coming back." Also, in FOTR, when Boromir is speaking about Gondor he says something like "We have no hope. It is long since we have had any hope". Is this also a reference to Aragorn's name? Have you noticed any other references? What are your thoughts on this?
 
Oh, yes, one of the good details in the movies, in my opinion, was these little hints toward Aragorn's elvish name. In terms of other references, there are some in movie of The Return of the King exchanged between Elrond and Aragorn that go something along the lines of this:
"I give hope to men."
"I keep none for myself."
I'm pretty sure this draws off the book as well.
 
Oh, yes, one of the good details in the movies, in my opinion, was these little hints toward Aragorn's elvish name. In terms of other references, there are some in movie of The Return of the King exchanged between Elrond and Aragorn that go something along the lines of this:
"I give hope to men."
"I keep none for myself."
I'm pretty sure this draws off the book as well.
I think that Aragorn's mom says that in the Appendices.
 

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