How Powerful is Aragorn
 

What all can Aragorn do. He can heal and is king and all. I need a little shining of light on his past if you know any plz tell me. Thanks! [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Well, he has all the power of a king. I remember reading somewhere that only a king can use the healing benefits of kingsfoil to his advantage (please correct me if I am wrong).
As for his past... there is some in the appendixes if you check there. In short... he was brought to Rivendell by his mother when he was a boy. He was raised there by Elrond and then he chose the life of a ranger when he grew older. What happens after this is pretty much the book. Sorry that I can't type more, but I don't have the books right now, so I can't look everything up...

Thanks a lot for the enlightment well now i know type more if you can Thanks again [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

OK, I found the book (I am in the processing of packing, so it was buried). Here are some passages that may help...
From Appendix A
It was at the age of 20 that Elrond told Aragorn who he really was. Elrond told Aragorn of his heritage and that he would do great things. It was the day after that that Aragorn first beheld Arwen (she lived in Lothlorien during the time he was raised).

cooool! i never knew all this, and i heard that arathorn died, but i didnt know how.
tolkien shouldve made a book about all the adventures of aragorn, and called it strider, or something.

I would say IMO that Aragorn was not as powerful physically as some characters in the books (although certainly one of the most powerful humans), but he was intelligent, had a great strength of will, and a pure heart. These were probably the qualities that made him most successful.

He was able to use a Palantir, and look upon Sauron...so he must have a strength greater than normal men.

Aragorn using the palantir and holding his own with Sauron blew me away! That was one of the most awesome bits for me. I wish it had been elaborated on more. I hope they do it justice in the movie!

In unfinished tails it elaborates on this. One of the reasons(besides his strength), according to UT, that he can resist Sauron is because he is the rightful user of the Palantir and that gives him an advantage somehow. It is similar with Denethor since he is acting for the king, however the advantage is not as strong. Saruman has no claim on the stones, and thus, he is more easily ensnared.

Hi,

In my view, Aragorn has two types of power.

First of all he is the rightful heir of Isildur so has semi-'magical' healing ability and the 'right' to use the Palantir.

Secondly he has the benefit of experience from a long life as a warrior and ranger. After all he fought successfully for the Rohirrim and Gondor (burning the ships of the Corsairs) before LoTR even started.

Additionally he's an elf friend and must have gained much lore from Elrond (who raised him as a father).

OK that's three!

(No one expects the Spanish Inquisition)