Who is J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional king known as Elessar?

Aragorn is J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional king known as Elessar.

Aragorn is the heir of Isildur and a descendant of the kings of Númenor. For much of The Lord of the Rings, he travels under the name Strider, serving as a Ranger of the North and concealing his royal identity. He joins the Fellowship and becomes one of the central leaders in the struggle against Sauron.

After the War of the Ring, Aragorn becomes King Elessar of the Reunited Kingdom, uniting the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. The name Elessar means “Elfstone” in Tolkien’s invented languages and refers to a green jewel associated with his kingship and healing.

Aragorn is sometimes confused with Isildur, his distant ancestor who cut the One Ring from Sauron’s hand, or Elendil, the founder of the kingdoms in exile. Eomer is a later king of Rohan. These figures are related to the royal history of Middle-earth, but Elessar is Aragorn’s royal name.