The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics: Movie Discussion: The Lord of The Rings:
Aragorn's Cinematic Triumph, the Ring of Barahir defeats the One Ring time and time again....

the 13th warrior Ossiriand Aug 30 2025, 9:25am Views: 4300 Aragorn's Cinematic Triumph, the Ring of Barahir defeats the One Ring time and time again.... I have always found the Ring of Barahir, Aragorn's heirloom fascinating and it makes a number of interesting appearances throughout the LOTR movies, even gets its own short segment in Two Towers when Wormtongue reports to Saruman seeing it on Aragorn's hand. Just a few Barahir sightings in the epic films. And if you can think of more, chip 'em in. He wears Barahir on his left hand, forefinger. In Fellowship, Aragorn wearing Barahir clasps Arwen's hand before she mounts Asfaloth with the stricken Frodo, commencing the Flight to the Ford. A nice symbolic hand holding that hints at their future union as King and Queen of Gondor and Arnor. At Rivendell, Boromir is clumsy and drops the shard handle of Narsil, sending it clattering to the floor. Barahir is seen as Aragorn picks up the sword hilt and places it back on its shrine/platform. Isildur, Aragorn's ancestor, Aragorn himself and the Sword that was Broken all united in one moment. When Boromir picks up the One Ring out of the snow in the Misty Mountains and gives it back to Frodo, Barahir is seen as Aragorn places a protective hand on Frodo. A good future king looking out for a valued subject on a dangerous mission. Later as the orcs are closing in at Amon Hen Aragorn resists the siren call of the One Ring and clasps Frodo's hand literally covering the One Ring with Barahir. A great symbol of Aragorn resisting the ring's evil, showing us he will be stronger than Isildur worthy of being king. In Two Towers, Aragorn calms down the skittish horse in the Edoras stable, speaking Elvish to Brego and stroking him with Barahir visible. Aragorn's powerful presence gives the horse some peace of mind. Again the slight magical influence of the future king and Barahir is there. Before battle of Helm's Deep, Aragorn dons his chain mail and Barahir is seen. Aragorn's great heirloom will go into battle with him. In Return of the King, Aragorn adjusts the blanket of a sleeping Eowyn who wakes and tells him of her dream about drowning Numenor, his ancestors great island kingdom sinking, sending survivors to Middle Earth to found Gondor and Arnor. Again his ancient heritage comes back with his ring symbolizing the long lineage, chain of succession. When Eowyn kills the Witch King outside Minas Tirith and is stricken, Aragorn tends to her at the Houses of Healing and we see Barahir reminding us that the hands of the king are the hands of a healer. And as Aragorn grasps the Palantir to challenge Sauron, again Barahir is visible, part of a one on one battle between Aragorn and Sauron, with the legacy and spirit of Isildur overshadowing the scene especially with Aragorn revealing the reforged Narsil/Anduril that defeated the Dark Lord the first time. Barahir gives him the strength for this dangerous encounter with Sauron. Just a few of the many Barahir sightings. I am aware that anytime the cinematography shows Aragorn's left hand, Barahir may be seen, but some of these scenes seem like a very calculated effort to showcase Aragorn's ring of power, and give us a sense that Aragorn is a king in the making, with it giving him the strength to fight, heal, comfort, protect. All the qualities of a worthy descendant of Numenor who deserves and earns his renewed kingdom. Again if you can think of any more Barahir sightings, feel free to list them. I am sure i missed some. What I like about Barahir, sometimes it is barely visible, other times it is front and center, making its presence known. A powerful heirloom that was literally part of Aragorn in his quest to defeat Sauron and the One Ring. The 13th Warrior - Left Field Caliphate (From the scroll rooms of Gondor, reading about the history of Barahir)

Otaku-sempai Elvenhome Aug 30 2025, 1:28pm Views: 4274 Ring of Barahir What I've always appreciated about the Ring of Barahir is that its value seems to be purely symbolic based on its history and tradition. The ring seems to have no special abilities or magical properties. “Hell hath no fury like that of the uninvolved.” - Tony Isabella

the 13th warrior Ossiriand Aug 30 2025, 5:54pm Views: 4256 yes Barahir is NOT the ring of Green Lantern.... I would think that it is a quiet source of strength with Aragorn through his many battles and perils. The future king had to pass many tests on his way to the throne, but his ring is a constant reminder of what he is fighting for, the restoration of the line of Elendil. And of course the love of Arwen and in book LOTR i think Barahir ended up being her engagement ring. Since the ring is not magical, this raises the question of how magical, mystical is Aragorn himself. I think mystical is more accurate. The hands of the king are the hands of a healer. Why? What strange mysterious powers to treat an ill, stricken, wounded person are in Aragorn? As far as battles and fighting are concerned, if you live to 210 years old it would seem you have more strength and vitality than the average mortal man. That is not magic, just a certain vitality in your genetics. Also the northern Rangers seemed to have some ability to read signs in nature, trees, plants, had some link to hearing the language of birds and animals. Again this seems somewhat mystical not magic. Perhaps the Rangers were so tuned into nature they were super sensitive to the way plants grow, or animals move, communicate. Don't think they have the ability of Gandalf or Radagast who could ask animals for favors, especially birds, the great eagles, ask them to find information and report to them. I will throw in that dwarves can directly communicate with birds hence the dwarves of Erebor talking to ravens.That is an interesting subject unto itself. I like the way Peter Jackson put the spotlight on Barahir at times, but it is also unobtrusive and simply sits on Aragorn's finger. Very attractive ring too. Interwining serpents, gems, silver and intricate carvings. Intriguing design. The 13th Warrior - Left Field Caliphate (From the scroll rooms of Gondor seeing mystical connecting snakes in front of me)

AshNazg Hithlum Sep 2 2025, 9:41am Views: 3969 Still annoyed Finrod wasn’t wearing it in Rings of Power For a show called The Rings of Power, it would have been fitting for the first scene (when Finrod pulls the paper boat out of the water with his knife) to show the Ring of Barahir on his finger. They could have shown it later on Elendil’s hand and Galadriel could have recognised it as her brother’s ring and they could have made a whole thing about it - the power of rings and whatnot - that could have planted the first seed for forging the Rings of Power. Anyway, missed opportunity. One thing that always bugged me is the description in the book, I find it hard to picture two snakes heads meeting BENEATH a crown of flowers, one snake holding it up and the other devouring it. How do you devour a thing thats held above you? But I put this description into Google Gemini and it generated a very cool image that was exactly as described. AI can be a helpful tool for that sort of thing.

the 13th warrior Ossiriand Sep 3 2025, 4:56pm Views: 3824 Not a ring of power, but a ring for powerful people It's been established that the Ring of Barahir does not give its wearer special powers, but it does act as a powerful inspiration legacy heirloom. To your point I think there might have been a strong beginning to Rings of Power show if they had paid homage to Peter Jackson's montage opening to LOTR, explaining One Ring's heritage. How Finrod gave Barahir the ring after Barahir saved his life in battle, how Barahir was waylaid by Orcs (like Isildur and the One Ring) his hand and ring cut off (as Isildur did to Sauron) and the ring was retrieved by Beren, Barahir's son, and then passed through so many hands of powerful persons-Dior, Elwing, Elros, Numenor King Tar Elendil, his daughter Silmarien, her son Valandil onto Elendil and eventually the Northern Rangers, Elrond, to Aragorn and Arwen. That is quite a saga, as rich as the history of the Rings of Power or the One Ring. A gift of thanks, friendship, gratitude with elements of destruction, loss, restoration, redemption.Might have been a powerful show opener. The ring's design is tricky, I have seen different variations some for sale by jewelers. It can come across weirdly Sauron like, a green emerald eye of a jewel, and the intertwining snakes, that sort of stares at you. But i sort of like the ominous yet good quality and thought it looked fine on Aragorn's hand. The 13th Warrior - Left Field Caliphate (From the scroll rooms of Gondor, even the Lossoth, ice men of the Northern Waste figured into this Ring's story....) (This post was edited by the 13th warrior on Sep 3 2025, 5:00pm)