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Athrabeth's words help explain why Aragorn is someone I care for very deeply. He IS Envinyatar,the restorer. Although not stated outright, you can see how Aragorn was "chosen" for this task of restoration. His Arnor/Gondor bloodline, the years he spent amongst the various peoples of middle earth and the building of his leadership skills in the attempt to destroy the One Ring helped equip him for the task of restoration.
As was said before, he was the anti-king- a servant/king. The many things I love about him are his loyalty, nobility, tenacity, bravery and wisdom. He is not without faults, and that fact makes me love him even more. I believe that in some small way I can be a bit like him and accomplish some things even though I am not worthy enough to do it on my own.
Yes, I fell in love with Aragorn when I first "met" him many years ago, with my first reading of LOTR Seems as if I became a little more "smitten" with him each time I read the books again. Along comes PJ and makes a movie with Viggo Mortensen and Aragorn draws breath and walks the same earth as I do.
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I've become almost obsessed- like a teenager -though I'm well past my teen years. My cousin has threatened to have an "intervention" for me. But I've given myself permission to enjoy this "passion", as it's given me a bounce in my step, smile on my face and joy (or lust, I'm not sure) in my heart.
Meli