10 Best Sword Fights In Movies
9. Lord Of The Rings
The Lord Of The Rings trilogies is jam-packed with battles, but it would be stretching the definition of ‘sword fight’ to include a 5,000 strong army battling with swords. However, the time when Aragon takes on the onrushing orcs pits him as an individual in a fight armed with his sword, so it’s enough to count here.
The scene prior to the fight is arguably Aragon’s most important. In rejecting the tempting call of the Ring and trusting it to Frodo, he showed how different he was to everyone else in the story. How truly worthy he was of becoming King.
However, all the morality and goodness in the world is useless if someone comes along and chops your head off. See: Ned Stark. And Aragon proved here that he could (and would) take on all challengers.
His steely look of discipline as he walks before the hordes of orcs shows the determination within him. Even as the pack drives him back, he takes them out with every swipe and never seems to be losing. There are bigger battles in Lord Of The Rings. But there aren’t many more personal.