Aragorn+and+Hector

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Aragorn Elessar, also known as Strider, decendant of Isildur, had an unusually long life, which proved to help him with all the wisdom he gained through experience. He joined up with Frodo and his group in the middle of the book, __The Fellowship of the Ring__. He took leadership of half of the Fellowship after Gandolf died. He went on to defeat Saruman with his army. He was crowned King of Gondor and married Arwen, the Elf Princess.

Aragorn

Natural Leader Initially, Gandolf the Grey was the leader of the Fellowship when they left the Council of Elrond. Then, once Gandold "died", Aragorn naturally took over the lead of the Fellowship. After the Fellowship broke, he led his half of the party all the way to Mordor where he led an army against the forces of Saruman.

Associated with "light", strength, and values Aragorn was seen as the only hope for Middle-Earth when it came to leading. When Elrond accepted him as his child, he named him Estel, meaning "Hope". He also recieved an Elf Stone from Arwen, which symbolized light. Everywhere he went, the forces of Saruman cowered before him, for he was the heir of Isildur, and destined to defeat Saruman's forces.

Skilled Fighter In battle, Aragorn favors his two-handed phallic sword named Narsil, later named Anduril, Flame of the West. Aragorn felt more comfortable fighting with numbers, so it was rare finding him fighting solo. Along with his signature sword, he was also a master of the bow and horse-back combat.

Hector

Hector, son of Priam, was the greatest fighter in Troy at his time. He is the leader of the Trojan Army against the Greeks and he killed 31 Greeks in all. Homer displays him as a very noble hero. He is peace-loving, and without darker motives.

Natural Leader Hector was the leader of the Trojan army against the Greeks. From the beginning of the war till his death, he killed 31 Greeks in all. Hector faced many duels, and won all of them but one: his duel against Achilles. He also faced Ajax in a duel and ended up in a draw. Hector had ways of rallying his troops to fight harder. When troops would question omens, Hector would reply with, "One omen is best: defending the fatherland."

Associated with "light", strength, and values Hector was recognized as one of the Nine Worthies, known not only for his courage but also for his noble and courtly nature. He was a good Husband to Andromache and a good father to his son Astynax. It was known that Hector disagreed with the war from the beginning.

Skilled Fighter Hector was no doubt the best warrior the Trojans had. He faced many duels against Greece's best warriors and won most. He fulfilled the prophecy that the first Greek to step on Trojan land would be the first killed by killing Protesilaus in a duel, who was the first Greek to step foot on Trojan land. He also faced Ajax in a duel, and ended up in a stalemate. Hector ends up losing a fight with Achilles and is killed.

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