Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26084998-20150316172828/@comment-50.36.94.33-20150318225137

It was the Kikori. Now for my lengthy two cents. Aragorn does not use a bow in the books. It is stated that he left Rivendell on the Quest of Mount Doom with only Anduril for a weapon, the movies add in the bow. Aragorn is 4 times as old as Gilan is, experience helps. Aragorn is physically stronger and more skilled with a blade than Gilan. Remember, Aragorn's life is based around fighting the creatures of evil. And he's had over 85 years to practice. Oh, and Aragorn is probably outfitted in mail (From Rohan or Gondor, but if it's from Gondor it probably has a Mithril component, given that the Tower Guard have helms of Mithril.) and Gilan is not. Aragorn is also skilled in concealment, like all Rangers of the North ("I can avoid being seen if I wish"), and, if we want to drag in the entire Araluen Ranger Corps, let's recall that, of all the knights and men-of-arms assembled in Gondor and Rohan, the Dunedain are the strongest, hardiest, toughest of all of them, and Aragorn toughest of all. The Ranger Corps just doesn't beat the Rangers of the North. (Sorry, my fellow Ranger's Apprentice fans. It's just not looking good for the Ranger Corps in this one. Maybe you should've picked Halt vs. Aragorn. Halt is better than Gilan. Oh, and he's old and grizzled just like good old(er) Aragorn.)