Peter Jackson may have chosen to do this to make things more "urgent". Or perhaps even to emphasize the fact that, Aragorn is completing much of his tasks for the sake of Arwen. Not to say that he wouldn't have done what he did even if Arwen was <I>not</I> involved, but he may not have wanted to become King of Gondor so much - he was reluctant from the first to be king, and he didn't seem to desire a lot of power or wealth. Perhaps if it hadn't been for Elrond's stating that Arwen would not give herself up for anything less than the "King of Gondor and Arnor," he may not have been as motivated to become king. <P>Maybe, exaggerating on the "Returning King" theme, he may have wanted to show that Aragorn was fighting, partly, for Arwen.<p>[ 12:32 AM February 08, 2004: Message edited by: Linnahiril Tinnufinwen ]
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