Aragorn, King of Gondor, seems at first glance to be a normal human being. But the blood of Númenor flows through his veins and gives him a longer life.
The Lord of the Rings – The Return of the King (2003) (Source: tmdb.org)
- Hobbits, dwarves, elves – “The Lord of the Rings” makes no secret of the fact that this is a fantasy story.
- Aragorn, on the other hand, is a king, but seems to be one of the few normal people among the companions.
- Nevertheless, he lives significantly older than humans are actually allowed to. Why?
When we first see Aragorn in Bree in “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”, the tall man’s mysterious nature makes him seem scary, and not just to the hobbits. However, Aragorn quickly shows himself to be an honorable hero who would give his life for Frodo and his companions.
Not only that, Aragorn is even the rightful king of Gondor and a descendant of Isildur, who we got to know a little better in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Unlike Isildur, Aragorn manages to resist the power of the ring, but he only longs for his great love, Arwen.
The eternal life of the elves always stands between their shared future, because as a human, Aragorn’s days in Middle-earth are numbered. However, Aragorn lives significantly longer than a normal man and you never notice his old age in “The Lord of the Rings”.
Aragorn lived for over two centuries For Arwen, her time with Aragorn was over relatively quickly (Source: TMDB.org)
The blood of Númenor flows in Aragorn’s veins. This makes him a Dúnedain and can live about three times as long as a normal human. In the extended version of “The Two Towers” Aragorn even confirms that he is 87 years old.
Boromir and his brother Faramir are also descendants of Númenor, although Boromir died at the age of 41 and Faramir at 120. In Faramir’s case, it is a natural death, showing that her blood is not as pure as Aragorn’s, who comes from a royal bloodline.
By his standards, Aragorn is still quite a young man in the War of the Ring and a long reign still awaits him in Gondor. Aragorn only dies at the age of 210 and a year later Arwen also decides to follow her great love to death – at the age of 2901.
By the way, Aragorn is by no means the oldest member of the Fellowship of the Ring. Gandalf, Legolas and Gimli have been living in Middle-earth for much longer – the wizard has even existed since the beginning of time.
In addition, between Bilbo’s 111th birthday and Frodo’s journey to Mordor, 17 years actually passed during which the ring remained in the Shire. So you can’t believe your eyes in “The Lord of the Rings”, time is always relative in this fantasy world!
| The Lord of the Rings: Reviewing the Rings of Power | |
| genre | Drama, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy |
| First broadcast | September 1, 2022 |
| First broadcast in Germany | September 2, 2022 |
| Homepage | amazon.com |
| Other sources | |
| network | Amazon |
production | Amazon Studios, New Line Cinema, Harper Collins Publishers, Tolkien Enterprises |
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