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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Hugo Weaving as Elrond was wonderful. He portrayed Elrond as aloof and as contemptuous of “men” as an Elf-Lord should be.<P>...in fact the heir of that accursed Isildur - has stolen his daughter’s heart and will separate them forever. Again, the movie made crystal clear to me Elrond’s almost love/hate relationship with Aragorn, while the book did not.<BR> <BR>-Lostgaeriel<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I cannot let this go. You say you have read the books some 20 times over the years, yet how could you have read them so many times and still failed to understand the heart of Elrond?<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>He was as noble and as fair in face as an elf-lord, as strong as a warrior, as wize as a wizard, as venerable as a king of dwarves and as kind as summer. (from memory, forgive me if it is not exact)<P>-<I>The Hobbit</I><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><B>That</B> is the heart of Elrond. I wish I had the appendix of LotR with me to quote some more passages that show Elrond's fondness and deep love for Aragorn. You said the books do not show Elrond's love/hate relationship with Aragorn. There is a simple explanation for that. <B>It doesn't exist!!</B> It is a figment of your imagination! Elrond did nothing but love Aragorn. <P>Since Elrond has long been my favorite Tolkien character, I have studied him much. (Shameless self-promotion: I even wrote the Encyclopedia entry for him on the website. ) Elrond never showed anything but kindess, wisdom and generosity to all living things except those spawned of evil. That is why I disagreed with Elrond's portrayal in the movie. It did not fit with Tolkien's Elrond at all. Sure, PJ has the right to portray Elrond any way he likes. I also have the right to disagree and point out supporting evidence from the texts. I don't think there exists any evidence from the texts that show Elrond being as negative, bitter and gruff as he was portrayed in the movie. Nor did Elrond ever so much as show a hint of contempt for Men. So there! <P>-red (Founder of the Elrond Fan Club)<p>[ December 22, 2001: Message edited by: red ]