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Kalimac · 10-26-2002, 07:47 PM

Hmm, interesting question, especially if she WAS trying to encourage them (though I can imagine Elrond's thoughts about dratted interfering mothers-in-law [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]).

The only two questions I'd have about that are, first of all, did Galadriel know that Aragorn and Arwen had anything going on together? I'm not sure when she would have gotten a chance to see them together - they have been separated for the last 50 years, after all - and neither Arwen nor Aragorn strike me as the type to be terribly confidential about their romance. Of itself, dressing him in rich raiment doesn't mean much except that she's doing the right thing by her son-in-law's foster son and treating him like one of the family, that is, giving him a change of clothes on his return instead of just leaving him in what he's wearing - which, after all he's been through, probably isn't terribly fresh.

Secondly, would Galadriel really want to encourage Arwen to marry a mortal? She knows how much she would be giving up by doing so, and she is a beloved granddaughter - Galadriel might not be as strict as Elrond about the situation (grandmothers are less strict than parents, after all) but it's hard to see her positively enouraging Arwen to do something which would ultimately to lead to her being taken from her entire Elvish family forever, even beyond death.

Just my $0.02.

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10-26-2002, 07:47 PM	#2
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Hmm, interesting question, especially if she WAS trying to encourage them (though I can imagine Elrond's thoughts about dratted interfering mothers-in-law [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). The only two questions I'd have about that are, first of all, did Galadriel know that Aragorn and Arwen had anything going on together? I'm not sure when she would have gotten a chance to see them together - they have been separated for the last 50 years, after all - and neither Arwen nor Aragorn strike me as the type to be terribly confidential about their romance. Of itself, dressing him in rich raiment doesn't mean much except that she's doing the right thing by her son-in-law's foster son and treating him like one of the family, that is, giving him a change of clothes on his return instead of just leaving him in what he's wearing - which, after all he's been through, probably isn't terribly fresh. Secondly, would Galadriel really want to encourage Arwen to marry a mortal? She knows how much she would be giving up by doing so, and she is a beloved granddaughter - Galadriel might not be as strict as Elrond about the situation (grandmothers are less strict than parents, after all) but it's hard to see her positively enouraging Arwen to do something which would ultimately to lead to her being taken from her entire Elvish family forever, even beyond death. Just my $0.02. [ October 26, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ] [ October 26, 2002: Message edited by: Kalimac ] __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.