LotR Appendix A has the condensed history of the Kings of the West all the way to Aragorn. Fascinating reading, but harder to follow than the book. But not too much harder. Worth reading for the background.
I think knowing Aragorn's history shows why he could whack so many orcs. He was the man!
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For I was talking aloud to myself. A habit of the old: they choose the wisest person present to speak to; the long explanations needed by the young are wearying. -Gandalf, The Two Towers
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