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Lalaith · 03-04-2007, 04:42 PM

Yes, of course, Form. But my point was that the Edain (men) did not get their long lifespans until the end of the First Age. Which does not explain how Earendil and Elwing seemed so youthful in their 70s, in 573 FA.

Elmo · 03-04-2007, 05:06 PM

Didn't Beor last a long time though?

AndyC · 04-04-2016, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Lalaith

Yes, of course, Form. But my point was that the Edain (men) did not get their long lifespans until the end of the First Age. Which does not explain how Earendil and Elwing seemed so youthful in their 70s, in 573 FA.

They weren't. They were born c. 503 and the voyages of Earendil began in 534 (aged 31), the Kinslaying at the mouths of Sirion was 538 and Vingilot arrived in Valinor in 542, when Earendil and Elwing were 39. They made their choice immediately.

03-04-2007, 04:42 PM	#1
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Yes, of course, Form. But my point was that the Edain (men) did not get their long lifespans until the end of the First Age. Which does not explain how Earendil and Elwing seemed so youthful in their 70s, in 573 FA. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling

03-04-2007, 05:06 PM	#2
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	Didn't Beor last a long time though? __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.