Surely Arwen was a major inspiration to Aragorn in his quest...if Aragorn hadn't hunted for Gollum and been a major force behind the War, would "good" have triumphed?
Perhaps Elrond is even wiser than we think.
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But of bliss and glad life there is little to be said, before it ends; as works fair and wonderful, while still they endure for eyes to see, are their own record, and only when they are in peril or broken for ever do they pass into song.
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