6/30/2023 0 Comments Aragorns horae![]() Shadowfax, probably the most popular horse in the Trilogy, was played by two Andalusian stallions, 16 year old Demero and Australian Andalusian, Blanco. Jane Abbott (whom was Liv Tyler’s stunt double, for the character of Arwen) is Ray’s wife. ![]() In 2007 (if not later) both Brego and Kenny lived in New Zealand, on a farm owned by veterinarian Ray Lenaghan. ![]() Viggo Mortensen, whom played Aragorn, bought Kenny after the movie. Aragorn rode Hasufel to Helm’s Deep, in the Two Towers movie, then returned him to Eomer. Hasufel was Eomer’s horse and was loaned by Eomer to Aragorn. UPDATE: The March 2003 HorseWyse magazine says that a stunt horse, Brownie, did the scene where Aragorn clambers onto the horse’s back!! Brego is played by a Dutch warmblood stallion called Uraeus, and Viggo Mortensen, whom played Aragorn, loved Uraeus so much, he bought him after the movie! It is Brego who lies down, to allow Aragorn to clamber onto his back, in the famous scene where Aragorn is wounded. See this link here for information about the fate of Bill in the movie (warning: if you haven’t watched the movies yet, you might not want to know)īrego was called Roheryn in the book, and is the steed of Aragorn. Viggo Mortensen, whom played Aragorn, fell in love with some of the horses on the set, and because Jane had such a bond with Florian and expressed a wish to keep him, Viggo actually bought the stallion outright and gifted him to Jane without any monetary recompense! See THIS LINK here more information.īill the Pony – played by two horses (and my favourite horse character in the movie)īill the Pony, the hobbit horse, was played by two horses -Shane, a Quarter Horse, and Rastus, a Shetland Pony. The horse that played Asfaloth is a magnificent Andalusian stallion called Florian. ![]() In the famous scene in the movie, The Fellowship of the Ring, where the Ringwraiths chase her, the horse is ridden by Arwen’s stunt double, Jane Abbott. Ridden by Arwen, although in the book, this horse was ridden by Glorfindel, a male elf. WARWICK SMITH/Manawatu Standard – Jane puting Florian through a skipping routine at Foxton racecourse, in February 2008 Orlando Bloom, whom played Legolas (and is my favourite character in the movie) said that Percy was the friendlest horse on the set. There are lots of horses in the movie and here are the findings of some research that I have done on the horse or equine actors.Īrod was ridden by Legolas in the movie, and played by a Percheron cross stallion, called Percy. Here are 10 hidden details about Aragorn's costume you never noticed.Who likes the movie and the book, “Lord of the Rings”? Apparently, no animals were harmed in the making of the awesome trilogy which was filmed in beautiful New Zealand. He was brought to valiant and grizzled life by Viggo Mortensen, and dressed by Ngila Dickson and her wonderful costume department. Known only as the mysterious "Strider" to many, his quest to destroy the One Ring was also a journey to rediscovering his royal roots as the rightful King of Gondor. RELATED: The Lord Of The Rings: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets You Never Knew About The Makeup And CostumesĪs the leader of the Fellowship, Aragorn was a reluctant authority figure, but a true hero. But as well executed as GoT was, there's something that will always be special about the unparalleled level of production that brought the Lord of the Rings films to life. From 2001 until 2003, it was a cultural event as fans returned to the magical world of Middle-Earth with each new film release, a tradition carried on with gusto by new fantasy series like Game of Thrones. Tolkien's high-fantasy masterpiece The Lord of the Rings, audiences are still enjoying the epic trilogy over fifteen years after its last installment was released. Thanks to Peter Jackson's wonderful world-building of J.R.R.
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