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Old 01-13-2003, 04:56 AM   #12
Calenamarthiel
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From what I understnad from the appendix, Arwen is also bound to Elrond. Elrond is half-elven, and he was asked to make a choice: to be of elf-kind or human-kind. He chooses to become an elf. His descendants can remain on Middle-Earth and remain elves while he is still on Middle Earth himself, but I think if he leaves and any of his descendants stay behind, it is the equivalent of their choosing a mortal life. I'm not too sure about this, though. It does say that Arwen dies in Lothlorien shortly after the death of Aragorn. Concerning the necklace, I agree that it's more symbolic than anhthing else. After all, elves are born immortal - their immortality is not tied up with a necklace or with anything else. Just a thought.
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