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Morwen Tindomerel · 05-01-2003, 09:05 PM

I know all that. What I mean is Glorfindel doesn't do the things Arwen does, (ie: riding with Frodo and defying the Ringwraiths). BTW Arwen herself makes it clear it is 'the power of her people' not her own personal power that protects both her and Frodo by raising the river. <P> The book however makes clear that Arwen daughter of Elrond and granddaughter of Galadriel *does* have power of her own and know how to use it. Given her ancestry and her teachers, (Elrond and Galadriel) I would guess she is fairly formidable - maybe even formidable enough to stand up to Nazgul, after all Aragorn can!

05-01-2003, 09:05 PM	#29
Morwen Tindomerel Wight Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Minas Anor or Annuminas the Golden Posts: 187	I know all that. What I mean is Glorfindel doesn't do the things Arwen does, (ie: riding with Frodo and defying the Ringwraiths). BTW Arwen herself makes it clear it is 'the power of her people' not her own personal power that protects both her and Frodo by raising the river. <P> The book however makes clear that Arwen daughter of Elrond and granddaughter of Galadriel does have power of her own and know how to use it. Given her ancestry and her teachers, (Elrond and Galadriel) I would guess she is fairly formidable - maybe even formidable enough to stand up to Nazgul, after all Aragorn can!