Eärendur’s Souvenirs from the Downs (Arnor)

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Antiquities from the Golden Age of the Northern Realms  This is the stall for prompts set in Arnor, both unified and fractured (Arthedain, Cardolan, Rhudaur).

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Gilrean & Dúnedain Language

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When Gilraen arrives in Rivendell with Aragorn/Estel, she says (in Sindarin): "I give hope to Men; I keep none for myself."

To be able to make such a play on words indicates (to me anyway) a fluency that is far beyond basic knowledge of the "hello, how are you" sort. In fact, it could be argued that such fluency can only be learned at a very young age. And while we know that the male heirs of Isildur are educated at Imladris at some point (though probably after age 12), nothing is said of their sisters (for there surely were siblings in some cases, if not all) or other women of the Dúnedain who must have learned some Elvish as well. So when/how did Gilraen acquire her own knowledge?

The quote is in the "put aside the Ranger" scene in RoTK:
http:// youtu.be/ ySQ8WJNGp0U

PS. In my own head canon, the above exchange is how Aragorn acquires the name Estel in childhood.