[DonnerT]

It's interesting to see the evolution of the character that would become Aragorn. Even after he'd become human, he bore the name 'Trotter' for a while.

I thought Strider was a descendant of Isildur and though of Numenorian blood not immortal. Straighten me out here.

[Overtaxed]

I thought Strider was a descendant of Isildur and though of Numenorian blood not immortal. Straighten me out here.

The Trotter thing was back in the story development stages when Tolkien was getting his characters "in a row." This weekend I've managed to borrow The History of the Lord of the Rings for an indefinite length of time. So assuming I'm not spending all my time online, I'll be reading the whole epic development process.