[Eldanuumea]

I see Aragorn as a servant-leader. While he and the four hobbits are on their way to Rivendell, how many times do we read about Frodo waking up and seeing Aragorn awake, watching faithfully over them? The Ranger rarely slept throught the whole journey.

In "The Last Debate" (ROTK) Aragorn willingly offers himself as living "bait" for the trapping of Sauron.

After his exhausting battle at Pelennor, he does not seek rest but first rushed to the Houses of Healing where he ministers selflessly to Eowyn, Faramir, Merry, and many other wounded.

It is Elessar who kneels and encourages praise and credit for Frodo and Sam.

Whether in the book or in the film, Aragorn is a man of service, leadership, and great fidelity. He does have his moents of seeming arrogance - the sword hassle at Meduseld, his chastisement of Gimli over the Palantir - but I see these moments as the birth of his assuming the character of a king.