Lord of the Rings: After filming, Viggo Mortensen took a special memory with him

If it marked an entire generation of viewers when it came out, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, adapted from the works of JRR Tolkien, was also an unforgettable adventure for its interpreters.

At the end of a gigantic shoot of more than 200 days, which was a real slice of life for the main actors, the latter often wanted to preserve the memory of their epic. Some were content with packing a small accessory, but others, like Viggo Mortensen, went a little further.

Indeed, as we learn in the audio commentary for The Two Towers, King Aragorn’s interpreter was unable to separate Ureos, the magnificent horse he rode throughout the trilogy, and even saved the day once or twice. So he bought the animal after the shooting.

“Now it belongs to Vigo who did not want to part with him”Confides Bernard Hill, Theoden’s interpreter, who comments on the encounter between the ranger and his mount.

“(…) Jenny He took care of Ureos, who was an incredible mountain. Viggo complained that we cut this scene because it explains too much. The relationship he has with Miranda’s character and the bond he has with the horse, among others, are some details of his character.

In said sequence, which is only featured in the extended version of the film, we can see Aragorn meet a horse – a horse. “Half Crazy”According to Rohan’s men – and managed to calm him down with a few words whispered in a flash.

Viggo Mortensen, who also kept his sword after filming, isn’t the only Lord of the Rings actor to take home a memento from the trilogy. Indeed, Ian McKellen (Gandalf) has more or less “stolen” the key to the door to the cul-de-sac, Bilbo’s house.

As for Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Andy Serkis (Gollum), who both wore the same ring in the saga, director Peter Jackson gave them all a replica of the famous object.

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