Aragorn

Aragorn II is a fictional character from J. R. R Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is first introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring, and becomes a central character in the story of The Lord of the Rings. According to the appendices of The Return of the King, Aragorn, named for his ancestor Aragorn I, was born on March 1 in 2931 of the Third Age. The son of Arathorn II and his wife Gilraen. Through his ancestor Elendil (whom he closely resembled) Aragorn was a descendant of Elros Tar-Minyatur, Lord Elrond's Half-elven twin brother and the first king of Númenor. Aragorn is descended from both of Elendil's sons, from Isildur through Arvedui, last King of Arthedain, and from Anárion through Arvedui's wife Fíriel. When Aragorn was only two years old, his father was killed while pursuing Orcs. Aragorn was afterwards fostered in Rivendell by Elrond. At the request of his mother, his lineage was kept secret, as she feared he would be killed like his father and grandfather if his true... full article at wikipedia