In the late Third Age, Sauron's power is increasing, and he has sent his Orcs to seek out the remnants of the bloodline of Elendil, kept alive in the Dúnedain.

Dirhael, his wife Ivorwen and their daughter Gilraen are fleeing from an attack on their village when they are ambushed by Orcs on a forest road, and saved by a group of rangers led by Arathorn.

In light of the attacks on surrounding settlements, Arador leads his forces on a campaign against the Orcs in the area in an attempt to restore peace to the region.

Elrond has sensed that danger is once again threatening the region, and they request that Gilraen and Aragorn be brought back to Rivendell for safekeeping, as is the tradition with all Dúnedain heirs to the chiefdom.

Without a chieftain capable of leading them, the Dúnedain abandon Taurdal and go into hiding in small secret settlements in the forests of Rhudaur, while the Elven twins, Elladan and Elrohir, bring Aragorn with his mother Gilraen to Rivendell, and safety.

[7] Christopher Dane (Arathorn) ended up getting very involved in the process of making the film, contributing to the script as well as handling the editing of the final product.

[1] Tom Lamont, writing in The Observer, stated that Born of Hope was the most credible adaptation among the many fan films based on The Lord of the Rings.

[9] He admired the "stirring" original music for orchestra, and noted that in March 2010, the film had reached almost a million hits at online streaming media.

[9] The Tolkien scholar Robin Anne Reid noted that Born of Hope was unusual among fan films in including more than "one or two women".

She states also that the film focuses on a story barely present in The Lord of the Rings, in a process that the scholar Henry Jenkins called "refocalization".