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'But he (Aragorn) was called Estel, that is "Hope", and his true name and lineage were kept secret at the bidding of Elrond; for the Wise then knew that the Enemy was seeking to discover the Heir of Isildur, if any remained upon earth.

'But when Estel was only twenty years of age, it chanced that he returned to Rivendell after great deeds in the company of the sons of Elrond; and Elrond looked at him and was pleased, for he saw that he was fair and noble and was early come to manhood, though he would yet become greater in body and in mind. That day therefore Elrond called him by his true name, and told him who he was and whose son; and he delivered to him the heirlooms of his house.

'"Here is the ring of Barahir," he said, "the token of our kinship from afar; and here also are the shards of Narsil. With these you may yet do great deeds; for I foretell that the span of your life shall be greater than the measure of Men, unless evil befalls you or you fail at the test. But the test will be hard and long. The Sceptre of Annuminas I withhold, for you have yet to earn it.'

----- Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, p. 1032-1033

It has been a long time since I've posted anything relating to LotR, but once I saw the NEVER SEEN BEFORE contest by and had to do something. This, IMO, has never been depicted in ANY artwork. Here, Elrond gives Aragorn, his true name and Heritage restored to him, the heirlooms of his house.

I hope you guys like it.

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'But he (Aragorn) was called Estel, that is "Hope", and his true name and lineage were kept secret at the bidding of Elrond; for the Wise then knew that the Enemy was seeking to discover the Heir of Isildur, if any remained upon earth.

'But when Estel was only twenty years of age, it chanced that he returned to Rivendell after great deeds in the company of the sons of Elrond; and Elrond looked at him and was pleased, for he saw that he was fair and noble and was early come to manhood, though he would yet become greater in body and in mind. That day therefore Elrond called him by his true name, and told him who he was and whose son; and he delivered to him the heirlooms of his house.

'"Here is the ring of Barahir," he said, "the token of our kinship from afar; and here also are the shards of Narsil. With these you may yet do great deeds; for I foretell that the span of your life shall be greater than the measure of Men, unless evil befalls you or you fail at the test. But the test will be hard and long. The Sceptre of Annuminas I withhold, for you have yet to earn it.'

----- Lord of the Rings, Appendix A, Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, p. 1032-1033

It has been a long time since I've posted anything relating to LotR, but once I saw the NEVER SEEN BEFORE contest by and had to do something. This, IMO, has never been depicted in ANY artwork. Here, Elrond gives Aragorn, his true name and Heritage restored to him, the heirlooms of his house.

I hope you guys like it.