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Estel was given to him by his mother - many characters in Middle-earth were given a name from each parent. Telcontar was the name he established for his line as king. Elessar (translation of Elfstone) was also a name did not take until he was king - it was foretold that he would take this name later on; Galadriel gave it to him in Lorien. Strider was a nickname others gave him as a ranger. Wingfoot was a name Eomer gave him after he learned how far the Three Hunters had travelled so quickly when following Merry/Pippin.
Thorongil was the only name he chose to use in order to remain anonymous. Denethor would not have taken kindly to the king-by-right coming and impressing the people with his abilities (as shown later in Return of the King when Aragorn returned to Gondor).
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Last edited by Legolas; 02-29-2004 at 02:14 PM.
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