Well, he has all the power of a king. I remember reading somewhere that only a king can use the healing benefits of kingsfoil to his advantage (please correct me if I am wrong).
As for his past... there is some in the appendixes if you check there. In short... he was brought to Rivendell by his mother when he was a boy. He was raised there by Elrond and then he chose the life of a ranger when he grew older. What happens after this is pretty much the book. Sorry that I can't type more, but I don't have the books right now, so I can't look everything up...
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