Quote Originally Posted by Vladimir View Post
The first two pages of this thread encouraged me to start a game with Aragon last night. The first playthrough went well until the regency hit me and I was forced into a PU with Portugal. Then Castile declared war. As soon as their army was beaten Portugal sold me out. Restart.

Now things are much better but being between Castile and France is definitely a rock and a hard place scenario. It looks like you have a good nation now.
Aragorn can be quite fun. I had a game going as them a while back Expanded a little bit against Castille and was slowly swallowing up Italy. The early years were rough, though. My experience is the same as TinCow's. Playing the big guys against eachother is the best way to survive the early game (and hoping you don't get a disadvantageous Personal Union. ).