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Old 01-14-2003, 05:04 PM   #1
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Aragorn cant die for a long long time he has the life of 3 humans or so i have read he was granted this by elrond i think
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Old 01-14-2003, 05:15 PM   #2
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I know that the book said that Aragorn lived for three lifetimes of men or something like that, but I understood that to be accredited to his Numenorean heritage (whose lives were on the longer side). I don't think Elrond has the power to lengthen people's lives.
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Old 01-14-2003, 05:38 PM   #3
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AragornReborn is correct. Because of the Elvish blood in the Numenorean Royal Line, their people had longer lives. Even in general the Dunedain had longer lives, due to the strengthening of their will by Eonwe, chief warrior of the Maia (Angels) at the end of the First Age.<BR>Aragorn is roughly 80 odd at the time of the War of the Ring, cool eh!
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Old 01-14-2003, 06:19 PM   #4
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Either way, I doubt any of this will be dealt with in the movie. Likely the last we'll see of Aragorn is him with his new bride.<P>H.C.
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Old 01-14-2003, 07:09 PM   #5
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Well, if someone kills Aragorn, he'll die. If he gets sick, he'll die. Otherwise, he'll outlive us all.
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Old 01-14-2003, 07:19 PM   #6
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Hes 80 yrs old in the ar of the ring?? thats cool as hell im glad u guys reinforced my thought cuz i dont think i could bare seeing him die or hearing of him die , does aragorn ever die? i heard he does and arwen dies shortly after i have never read the books
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Old 01-14-2003, 07:23 PM   #7
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Well, you should <P>Aragorn dies about 140? years after the War of the Ring, and is succeeded by his son Eldarion. Arwen goes to Lothlórien and dies shortly after.
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Old 01-17-2003, 12:00 PM   #8
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When Aragorn meets Frodo he is around 88 (correct me if I'm wrong) and he dies at the age of 190.<P>Bye, Elessar
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I don't know, I would have to check. All you've got to do is look at the "Tale of Years" in the appendix of LoTR.<P>While we're talking about ages, Frodo would be 50 at this stage in the story. I'd say he's looking pretty good for his age, wouldn't you. <P>H.C.<p>[ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]
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Old 01-17-2003, 12:35 PM   #10
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The appendices are a bit confusing about the age of Aragorn when he (finally) dies - one place it says he's 190, another he's 210. But that could be checked by using the calenders I guess.<P>& it's true, Aragorns & other of Numenorian heritage owe their long lives to their forefather Elros, brother to Elrond. Since the to brothers were the children of an Elf/human marriage they were given the choice (at the end of the first age) whether to belong to Elf-kind or humankind. The first (& probably last) time such a choise was given I believe. Elrond chose to belong to the Elfs & Elros chose to become human - but he was granted a life much longer than normal people, he became almost 500 years old (as I recall). Btw., it's because of his human heritage that Elrond is sometimes referred to as 'half-elf'.
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Old 01-17-2003, 02:28 PM   #11
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I don't think they will deal with how old he was when he died, in the films. But I do think that they are going to deal with his death. After the entire build up of his "doomed" relationship with Arwen, everyone (who dosen't know the story) will want to find out how it ends.
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Old 01-17-2003, 05:16 PM   #12
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Frodo would be 50 at this stage in the story. I'd say he's looking pretty good for his age, wouldn't you. <BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I chalk that up to the fact that he came to possess the One Ring at the age of 33, and so is "preserved" for 17 years. Of course the movie doesn't address that, but c'est la vie.
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