March 22, 2002

Re: Of Aragorn and Casting Decisions
Scott R.

In regards to Razors article about the casting decisions of Aragorn and his age, yes Aragorn was 87, but we have to remember that Aragorn was of the race of the Dunedain. The Dunedain's average life span was up to 500 years. So even if Aragorn was 87, that literally could correspond to a teenager, or twenty-something due to the fact that the bloodline had gotten weaker, in years for a Dunedain. So I think that Viggo looked just about right for the part and age that he was protraying.