An Arwen Discrepancy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ithaeliel · 08-07-2002, 05:46 PM

Interesting theories, all. I believe the topic of Arwen and Luthien's mortality leaves another subject to be discussed: Had grief not been a factor for Arwen at the death of Aragorn, would she have lived much longer than him? Aragorn lived to be a little over 200 years old. The age at which he died would have been very young in the reckonings of the early Numenoreans. Elros Tar-Minyatur was alotted 400-odd years of life after he chose to be numbered among men, and those who came soon after him also lived for 500-600 years. Arwen, having more elven blood in her than Aragorn, might have, had she not died of grief, been allowed the same number of years more that Elros was when he made his choice.

08-07-2002, 05:46 PM	#1
Ithaeliel Cornus Caliga Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Five-hundred-twenty-five thousand, six hundred minutes from here Posts: 710	Interesting theories, all. I believe the topic of Arwen and Luthien's mortality leaves another subject to be discussed: Had grief not been a factor for Arwen at the death of Aragorn, would she have lived much longer than him? Aragorn lived to be a little over 200 years old. The age at which he died would have been very young in the reckonings of the early Numenoreans. Elros Tar-Minyatur was alotted 400-odd years of life after he chose to be numbered among men, and those who came soon after him also lived for 500-600 years. Arwen, having more elven blood in her than Aragorn, might have, had she not died of grief, been allowed the same number of years more that Elros was when he made his choice. __________________ That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. .................William Wordsworth