I think some thinking 'outside of the box' is needed.
Would Aragorn ever have been recognised had it not been for one gossipy old soul who remembered the old lore? Would the fallen have been healed--Eowyn, Faramir, Merry? Would Arwen have then been able to marry her love?
Greatest Man?
Ioreth. I can't believe you are all being soooo literal here. And so machismo.