Published Nov 4, 2026, 4:00 AM EST

No other character is doing it quite like Aragorn

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Peter Jackson’s adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy remains one of cinema’s most poignant and beautiful works. For better or worse, the trilogy also helped shape the visual style we now associate with fantasy. No matter how much time has passed, The Lord of the Rings has left a lasting mark on the genre.

However, The Lord of the Rings also proved extraordinary in other ways. For one thing, every character, major or minor, has at least one fantastic quote that adds tremendous depth. Gandalf might have some of the best lines in the franchise, but Aragorn — the cloaked ranger who stole all our hearts the moment he first appeared — also has plenty of quotable zingers delivered perfectly by Viggo Mortensen.

But what is Aragorn’s best quote?…