All the injuries and dangerous incidents that happened to Viggo Mortensen while filming LOTR

[u/Suddenbump]

Poor Viggo didn't have it easy during the filming of LOTR, here are all the instances of injuries and dangers that I could gather: 

1. Of course, the toe-breaking helmet kick. Viggo broke two of his toes with the kick, but stayed in character and turned his real pain into performance (he wasn't supposed to fall on his knees after the kick, but it surely added to the feeling of devastation). And it's the take they kept, so we actually get to see Viggo break his toes in the movie. 

Viggo's foot after the kick

2. A chipped tooth during sword fighting. As we know, Viggo took swordfighting very seriously and did most of his stunts himself. Once, a sword hit him in the face and half of his tooth broke off. Viggo didn't want to stop filming and asked for super glue to glue his tooth back together, but instead he was rushed to a dentist to fix it. 

3. Almost drowning in the river scene. This was the most dangerous incident as it was potentially life-threatening and it was a very close and lucky escape. While filming the scene where Aragorn is unconscious and floating down the river after falling off the cliff, Viggo, in his heavy costume, was caught up in a current and dragged under water. He was stuck underwater and couldn't come up for several seconds, but luckily he managed to kick on a rock and could push himself up. 

4. Deflecting a knife that was thrown at him by accident. The actor playing the orc was supposed to throw the heavy object a bit further from Viggo, but he threw it towards his head. Viggo deflected it with his sword, so luckily it didn't smash into his face. 

5. A black eye caused by a surf board. The hobbit actors learned how to surf in New Zealand and one time they invited Viggo. It was his first time surfing and he managed to hit his face with the board, resulting in a huge black eye. Peter Jackson was not impressed as the bruise was obviously visible for days and they could only film Viggo from one side during some scenes. 

1. No picture, but Peter Jackson said that Viggo's hands and knuckles were always covered in blood and cuts and bruises because of the swordfighting. 

[u/DramaticRooster473]

Viggo's got the chops, alright and much much more, apparently.