Crowning Under-Achievement

[Keeper of Dol Guldur]

I recently saw some pics of Aragorn, wearing what looks like it must be the crown of kings. <P>I would like to point out that if it is the crown of Gondor, it doesn't follow book description at all. Those of you who have seen it will agree that it looks nothing like a Gondorian warrior's helm, especially not loftier. It's more like Theoden's circlet with large decorations like those on Elendil's helm in the Last Alliance scenes. Readers know that Aragorn's crown was explained in great detail, and even drawn by Tolkien himself.<P>If it isn't the crown, and is supposed to be the star of Elendil to adorn his brow in battle, it's way, way too big and crown like. The star was a simple rayed star, a gem, held onto Aragorn's forehead with a silver filet encircling his head. <P>I'm more than just a little ticked off about this, especially since one of the few occasions where Tolkien went into explicit detail about the garb of a character is being ignored.