Aragorn — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Aragorn

Heir to Gondor's throne, ranger protecting Middle-earth from darkness.

Aragorn — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Swordsmanship, Tracking, Leadership, Healing, Ranger skills

• Strength: 9/10
• Intelligence: 8.5/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9.5/10
• Influence: 9/10

Affiliations

• Fellowship of the Ring
• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Aragorn

Full Name

Aragorn II

Occupation

military leader, knight-errant, swordfighter

First Appearance

The Fellowship of the Ring

Aragorn's Known Relations

• Arathorn II — Father
• Gilraen — Mother
• Arwen — Spouse
• Eldarion — Child
• Fellowship of the Ring — Member of
• Sauron — Enemy
• Fellowship of the Ring — Affiliation

Aragorn appears in 4 titles

• The Lord of the Rings (1978) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Viggo Mortensen

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (7)

• Aragorn — related — Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Aragorn — related — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn — Romantic Lovers — Arwen (Liv Tyler)

  Their love motivates Arwen's choice and deepens Aragorn's personal stakes.

  Arwen is described as Strider's beloved and declares that she is willing to sacrifice her immortality for their love.

• Aragorn — Alliance Protector — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Aragorn acts as a guardian and guide for the Ring-bearer.

  Strider helps the hobbits reach Rivendell, and Aragorn later protects Frodo during the Fellowship's journey.

• Aragorn — Alliance Trusted Allies — Gandalf (Ian McKellen)

  They share strategic trust and leadership within the Fellowship.

  The character profile identifies Aragorn as a confidant of Gandalf, and both serve on the quest to destroy the Ring.

• Aragorn — Alliance Fellowship Allies — Boromir (Sean Bean)

  Their alliance survives Boromir's temptation and ends with Aragorn's final support.

  Both join the Fellowship, and Aragorn comforts Boromir after Lurtz mortally wounds him.

• Aragorn — Conflict Combat Enemies — Lurtz (Lawrence Makoare)

  Aragorn directly defeats the Uruk-hai commander during the Fellowship's crisis.

  Aragorn arrives after Boromir is wounded and kills Lurtz.

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More characters from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Bilbo (Ian Holm)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Legolas (Orlando Bloom)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)