User blog comment:Urbancommando77/Beowulf VS Aragorn/@comment-143604-20120403221835

Drayco90's Edgy Edges of Edginess


 * Close Range- Beowulf. Beowulf's super strength is absolutley insane, and will crush Aragorn's bones and shatter his limbs with easy. The dagger has only slightly more reach, and won't do too much damage to Beowulf before he closes the gap to get some melee of his own in.


 * Mid-Range- Aragorn. I did some poking around and couldn't find any information to support Naegling possing any notable supernatural powers of note- as compared to Anduril, which is not only one of the greatest blades in nerd history, but appears to be longer than the traditional depection of Naegling, and it can not be broken (where Beowulf's blade shattered because of the effort he put behind his blows). Anduril/Narsil is stronger, more durable, longer and in the hands of a better swordsman- as Beowulf mostly just brute forces things to death. Easy edge for the heir of Gondor.


 * Long Range- Aragorn. The Ranger Bow and Longbow are pretty much the same thing, but Aragorn is a master archer and a Ranger himself, while Beowulf is very much a hand-to-hand kind of guy. It's not so much an advantage in the quality of the weapon, but in the quality of the warrior wielding it.


 * Special- Beowulf. With Beowulf's super strength, the shiled can become lethal on its own, not to mention its base use as a defense against most attacks, the shield really helps Beowulf out in most of his prefered fighting styles.


 * Deadliest Warrior- Aragorn. While Beowulf is by far the stronger of the two, Aragorn is smarter and he wields better weapons. This is a close one, due to the battle really coming down to the closer ranges, but Beowulf simply doesn't have the skill to match the true king of Gondor.