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[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

How strong is Aragorn that he could toss a dwarf, who are stout and heavy? He must have some elvish strength enhanced jewelry.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Aragorn is a Dunedain, a superior race of humans who were blessed by the gods (before Sauron caused their downfall). That's why he's the rightful king, and why he has such impressive feats of strength, intelligence and courage.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Where do the books detail that? I've read them, but I never caught that before. I thought the Dunedin were just another ethnicity of men. That's pretty cool though.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It's most throughly detailed in The Silmarillion, but you'll find some scattered references to Númenor in the main trilogy. Essentially, the Númenorians were deceived by Sauron shortly before their end, but some refused to abandon Eru (god), and were blessed

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 11 months ago

Oh, I haven't read the Silmarillion or the Hobbit yet! Are they good books? Idk why I stopped at just the trilogy, considering how much I loved them.

[-] Gabu@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

They're outstanding books, if you enjoyed LotR – beware, though, that the Hobbit is a bit more childish and Silmarillion is somewhat disjointed if taken as a single story (it's more of a collection of different stories)