If you have been hanging around any Tolkien forum groups on the Web lately you have probably heard rumor of a fan-made movie called “Born of Hope”. Filmed entirely on location in England by an all volunteer cast and crew, “Born of Hope” purports to tell the story of the parents of Aragorn, the man who joined Frodo Baggins on his quest to destroy the One Ring and restore the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor.

Inspired by the immensely successful Peter Jackson “Lord of the Rings” movies, “Born of Hope” tries to emulate the look and feel of the Jackson films so as not to create a new image of Middle-earth. Guillermo del Toro, who is helming the upcoming 2-3 “Hobbit” movie project, is also said to be following the look and feel of Jackson’s Middle-earth to capitalize on fan love for the original movie trilogy.

Aragorn’s people are called the Dunedain of the North and many of them wander through the wilds of northern Middle-earth as Rangers, a sort of police force that protects isolated communities from roving bands of brigands and monsters. Aragorn also happens to be the last living heir of Isildur, who took the One Ring from Sauron thousands of years before Aragorn’s birth.

Tolkien fans know that Isildur lost both the Ring and his life before he could return to his kingdom in the north, but his legend was such that men remembered him after thousands of years. The Ring was eventually found and came to the hobbit Frodo Baggins, making for a rollicking good book and set of movies.