# LOTR:  Aragorn

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 7, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062 "2002-12-07T01:04:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/1 "2002-12-07T01:04:32Z")

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We got the ExtendoVersion of LOTR last week and in it, Peter Jackson reveals that Aragorn was originally supposed to be played by a younger actor (Viggo Mortensen was the eventual choice). Anyone know who the younger actor was?

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**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/2 "2002-12-07T01:06:29Z")

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Craptatiousness.

Why didn’t I do a search first? I see that, according to an older thread, the actor was Stewart Townsend.

Sorry guys.

::awaiting berating::

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**Author:** ![Iteki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eada6e/32.png) [@Iteki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iteki)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/3 "2002-12-07T01:47:04Z")

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Not to worry, we can just turn this one into an Aragorn droolfest?  
:droooooooooooool:

Mmmmm… Aragorn…

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/4 "2002-12-07T05:51:41Z")

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Yay, Aragorn!

However, I must admit that I’m from the Legion of Legolas Lovers. In spite of that I am deeply in love with the book Aragorn, and have been for years.

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**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/5 "2002-12-07T13:55:49Z")

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My dream is to be the middle part of an Aragorn/Boromir sandwich. Legolas does nothing for me.

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-aragorn/141062/6 "2002-12-07T15:17:14Z")

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Pervy elf likes humans!