In The Lord of the Rings, Aragorn was a direct descendant of Isildur, the first King of Gondor. He felt an obligation to live up to Isildur's legacy, and more importantly, to avoid Isildur's mistakes.

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During an appearance on the podcast Happy Sad Confused, Sean Bean, who played Boromir in The Lord of the Rings, recalled at one point, people wanted him to portray Aragorn instead. “There was talk ...

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