Aragorn's Elfstone - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Novlamothien · 11-06-2002, 10:26 AM

I am memorizing the poem "Earendel was a Mariner", and was wondering about a piece of dialogue that followes the poem. Bilbo says to Frodo "... it was all mine. Except that Aragorn insisted on my putting in a green stone. He seemed to think it was important.I don't know why..." The green stone bilbo is referring to is when in the second stanza of the poem it says "and on his breast an emerald". Here is my question. Do you think that Earendel's emerald became Aragorn's Elfstone he recieves from Galadriel? If not, why do you think Aragorn insisted upon that point.
Namarie
Note- all quotes are from "Many Meetings" in FOTR.

11-06-2002, 10:26 AM	#1
Novlamothien Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: A white, wintry wonderland-in the South!! Posts: 75	Aragorn's Elfstone I am memorizing the poem "Earendel was a Mariner", and was wondering about a piece of dialogue that followes the poem. Bilbo says to Frodo "... it was all mine. Except that Aragorn insisted on my putting in a green stone. He seemed to think it was important.I don't know why..." The green stone bilbo is referring to is when in the second stanza of the poem it says "and on his breast an emerald". Here is my question. Do you think that Earendel's emerald became Aragorn's Elfstone he recieves from Galadriel? If not, why do you think Aragorn insisted upon that point. Namarie Note- all quotes are from "Many Meetings" in FOTR. __________________ "He said if I had the cheek to make verses about Earendil in the house of Elrond that was my affair." ~Bilbo~