Some new details have come to light about Amazon`s billion-dollar Lord of the Rings TV show. Noted fansite TheOneRing says it has heard from multiple sources that the show will feature a young version of Aragorn. The series will `open` with a story focused on a young Aragorn, the site reported, though it`s unclear how significant a role the character may have in the series as a whole.Whatever the case, it`s exciting to think about seeing a young version of the legendary ranger played by Viggo Mortensen in Peter Jackson`s trilogy. As TheOneRing points out, Amazon has already confirmed the show will not be a retelling of the War of the Ring, and that`s exciting because there is SO MUCH more could be explored with a young Aragorn. The site surmises that the show may pull from the Appendices, which are rich with detail.[BREAKING] We have confirmed from multiple sources that @AmazonStudios new billion-dollar #LOTR series will open its first season centered on a young Aragorn. Let`s discuss whats available and how this opens up Tolkien`s Legendarium. A thread. #Tolkien/1 pic.twitter.com/mfbkf4jyX6 - TheOneRing.net (@theoneringnet) May 16, 2018`This is the greatest advantage the show runners have: that so much of Tolkienīs storytelling, even just in `Appendix A,` covers a tremendous swath of time,` the site said. `Starting with a young Aragorn narrative allows connections to his Numenorean bloodline (and to the founding of Gondor).``The fabric of Aragorn`s story is just so rich,` the site added. `Plentiful in new characters and familiar ones we already love. Recall in #BOTFA when #Thranduil tells his son about this person he must meet (even though we know in book-time Aragorn wasn`t born yet)?`TheOneRing speculates that, should the series focus at least initially on Aragorn, other characters that could show up include Aragorn`s father, Arathorn, as well as Elrond`s twin sons, Elladan and Elrohir. Aragorn`s mother, Gilraen, could also appear.You should really read TheO ...
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