The precursor to Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “The Rings of Power,” is available on Prime Video. The events in Jackson’s films are thousands of years in the past when the television series is set, in the Second Age. When discussing the history of the rings or to offer a quick background on the important characters, it frequently employs certain well-known names from the movies that had been mentioned here and there. The short running times of the films prevented a thorough examination of their distinct stories.
The Rings of Power appears to be picking up all of these characters and following their storylines from the beginning in the framework of a full-fledged series. We first encounter a young man with the surname Isildur in the third episode of Season 1. Who is he, and what is his relationship to Aragorn, one of the trilogy’s primary characters? Let’s investigate. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS
The Connection Between Isildur and Aragorn
Isildur first appeared onscreen in “The Fellowship of the Ring,” where it is revealed that he had a key role in putting an end to the fight against Sauron. He had severed Sauron’s finger, where the One Ring that would govern them all was worn. Sauron’s physical form vanished without the Ring, and Isildur took control of it. Elrond begged Isildur to burn the Ring in the forge where it was created in order to destroy it, but by that time the man had been corrupted by the power of the Ring, which is why it is now known as Isildur’s Bane.
Isildur’s narrative begins in “The Rings of Power” during the Second Age in Nmenor. The Edain, who made friends with elves and supported them in their fight against Morgoth, left behind the Nmenóreans. They received the island of Nmenor as a reward for their services. Elros, a half-elf and Elrond’s brother, served as their first king. Isildur’s fa ther, Elendil, was an ancestor of Elros. Elros was a half-elf, hence his progeny benefited from advantages not available to regular humans. In comparison to other normal men, the Nmenóreans were said to have a longer life expectancy, a larger build, and higher intelligence.
Elendil is the captain of the ship that discovers Galadriel and Halbrand stranded at sea in “The Rings of Power.” Isildur is still extremely young at this point. Elendil leads the group of survivors to Middle-Earth as war and ruin are brought to Nmenor as a result of Sauron’s threat hanging over their realm. He and his sons, Isildur and Anarion, built the earliest versions of the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor here. Isildur, the eldest son of Elendril, became as ruler of Gondor and Arnor after his father’s passing.
In the interim, the elves’ war against Sauron was joined by the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor. Isildur took control of the Ring after his defeat, but the Ring was lost when he was eventually killed by orcs. Smeagol was eventually where it ended up, and from there it went to what happened in “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.” Isildur’s kingdoms, one of which was ruled by his son and the other by his nephew, gradually fell into disrepair after his passing. In a conflict, Arnor was lost. Gondor persisted, but after King Earnur passed away without leaving any successors, it was severely lacking in leaders and was instead governed by stewards. Aragorn was crowned king and the kingdoms were eventually united in “The Return of the King.”
Following Aragorn’s ancestry, it is discovered that he is Isildur’s only living direct descendant, and the thirty-ninth overall. The period of time separating the two of them is roughly three thousand years, which corresponds to the interval between the events of “The Lord of the Rings” films and “The Rings of Power” series. Gilrean and Arathorn II were Aragorn’s parents. When Aragorn was just two years old, Arathorn II was murdered. Aragorn was transferred to Rivendell, where he was raised by Elrond, out of concern that his true identity as the next-in-line might put him in danger, especially from orcs who had killed his father.
When he reached adulthood and headed out into the world to find his people, his genealogy was kept a secret even from himself. As a result, he became the Chieftain of the Dnedain and a Ranger of the North. He eventually met and became friends with Gandalf, which opened the door for him to join the Fellowship of the Ring and take part in the battle to finally put an end to Sauron’s rule.
