estel

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The name Hope refers to more than one character, item or concept. For a list of other meanings, see Hope (disambiguation).

Estel is the Sindarin word for "hope" or "trust".[1] It was a name of Aragorn, given to him when his mother Gilraen took him to Rivendell as a child.[2]

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  1. J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), p. 117
  2. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, "The Númenorean Kings", "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen", p. 1061