Is Aragorn as you pictured him?

[Mithalwen]

Viggo is not my idea of Aragorn but I accepted him as Aragorn in the films - his first appearance at Bree was one of the few things that tallied with my mental image. However Daniel Day Lewis is much closer to my mental image especially in this picture - though perhpas a little young

http://www.perfectduluthday.com/Dani...20-%20Bild.jpg

[Gwathagor]

Ah! Daniel Day-Lewis, of course! He'd be PERFECT, as anyone who has seen The Last of the Mohicans would have to agree.

[Sauron the White]

Gwathagor

Actually, a good hunter would clean himself regularly (e.g. bathe in stream) to reduce his scent, thereby making it more difficult for him to be detected by his quarry. The Native Americans, for example, were very conscientious about being clean before they went hunting;

Is this something that all hunters would do in every culture that you know of?
How often do you think this process would have been used by a hunter?
Does this not go against what we know of bathing practices by people during the Middle Ages and agrarian times?
How do you know that Aragorn did not bathe? Even when he was doused in the river after going off the cliff in TTT he certainly did not have benefit of soap and shampoo, hair conditioner, and a good blow dryer.

addition: just had my daughter and her husband over for dinner and he is a big hunter who was raised in a family of hunters going back several generations. He also teaches science. He said that bathing is not going to get you any results because your normal scents begin to emerge almost as soon as you dry off. He said a good hunter uses wind and learns how to stay downwind of an animal. Or, old school hunters used to use anjmal urine to cover their scent with fox or skunk being the preferred scent.

[Gwathagor]

Originally Posted by Sauron the White

Gwathagor



Is this something that all hunters would do in every culture that you know of?
How often do you think this process would have been used by a hunter?
Does this not go against what we know of bathing practices by people during the Middle Ages and agrarian times?
How do you know that Aragorn did not bathe? Even when he was doused in the river after going off the cliff in TTT he certainly did not have benefit of soap and shampoo, hair conditioner, and a good blow dryer.

addition: just had my daughter and her husband over for dinner and he is a big hunter who was raised in a family of hunters going back several generations. He also teaches science. He said that bathing is not going to get you any results because your normal scents begin to emerge almost as soon as you dry off. He said a good hunter uses wind and learns how to stay downwind of an animal. Or, old school hunters used to use anjmal urine to cover their scent with fox or skunk being the preferred scent.

I agree. The wind is very important, too.

Did you really bring this up at the dinner table?

[Sauron the White]

pre-dinner conversation. And asking him a question about hunting is like asking Bill why Hillary should be president.

[MatthewM]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Viggo is not my idea of Aragorn but I accepted him as Aragorn in the films - his first appearance at Bree was one of the few things that tallied with my mental image. However Daniel Day Lewis is much closer to my mental image especially in this picture - though perhpas a little young

http://www.perfectduluthday.com/Dani...20-%20Bild.jpg

Yeah, I do agree. I like Viggo but each time I watch the films I think about how different the Aragorn I picture actually is. Oh well. That guy in the picture looks like he would have fit the part well.

[Alonna]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Viggo is not my idea of Aragorn but I accepted him as Aragorn in the films - his first appearance at Bree was one of the few things that tallied with my mental image. However Daniel Day Lewis is much closer to my mental image especially in this picture - though perhpas a little young

http://www.perfectduluthday.com/Dani...20-%20Bild.jpg

Daniel Day-Lewis was offered the role of Aragorn several times, but he turned it down. Unfortunately, Day-Lewis tends to be very picky about what roles he takes. He's only done four films in the last ten years. He would have been excellent in the role of Aragorn if he had taken it.

[Manwathiel]

when i first read the books i imagined him as a bit rougher looking than he was portrayed in the films, a bit older, more worn out looking.

[Eönwë]

[QUOTE=Alonna;546399]Daniel Day-Lewis was offered the role of Aragorn several times, but he turned it down. Unfortunately, Day-Lewis tends to be very picky about what roles he takes. He's only done four films in the last ten years. He would have been excellent in the role of Aragorn if he had taken it.[/QUOTE

And it would probably also have given him a good reutation (though I suppose he likes to be THE main character)