Aragorn
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English
[edit ]Etymology
[edit ]From the character in the Lord of the Rings series; borrowed from Sindarin Aragorn (literally "Revered King"), from ar(a)- ("king") + gorn ("revered").
Pronunciation
[edit ]Noun
[edit ]Aragorn (plural Aragorns )
- A charming alpha male hero, especially one seeking to reclaim a birthright.
- 2023 June 22, Verdicts_Call, "The Nemesis system blessed me with the coldest looking Uruk I have ever personally encountered", in reddit.com[1] , archived from the original on 18 August 2026:
- Looks as if he could be a hero for the Orcs who want a better life. A Chad. The "Aragorn" of Orcs. King Pak of Mordor, The Legendary.
- 2026 March 18, TargsAreExtinctLol, "[Spoilers Main] Why Does R+L=J even matter?", in reddit.com[2] , archived from the original on 18 August 2026:
- It’s there to subvert the secret bastard heir to the throne trope. You expect his Targaryen ancestry to mean something, that he’ll be the Aragorn of the story reclaiming his family birthright and ruling as a just king but he doesn’t want it and goes into exile to die a cold lonely death instead, the last of his line
- 2017 May 4, katfan97, "Random/Misc. things you'd like to see on the show? [Probably spoilers]", in reddit.com[3] , archived from the original on 18 August 2026:
- I'm a dunce but I just realized that Lan is like the Aragorn of WoT. Return of the King and all that. I've read the series 3 times.
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