An Arwen Discrepancy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Silver-shod Muse · 07-29-2002, 06:14 PM

This is probably one of those questions that ends up being answered with "it doesn't matter". All the same, it's queries like these that keep the forum interesting, albeit cluttered with superfluous nonsense.

When Arwen married Aragorn she threw her eternal lot with that of men. Now, because Elves age slowly, up to that point she probably looked like a youngster next to eighty-odd Aragorn. Do you think that she aged much quicker after that and caught him up, or that she just began aging at wherever she was, or that she didn't age at all?

I believe the same question could be asked for Luthien, though in the Silm she is still described as striking after becoming a mortal woman, leaving me with the impression that she looked the same as before, only mortal. Does Tolkien ever address this?

Thanks,
the Muse

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07-29-2002, 06:14 PM	#1
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	An Arwen Discrepancy This is probably one of those questions that ends up being answered with "it doesn't matter". All the same, it's queries like these that keep the forum interesting, albeit cluttered with superfluous nonsense. When Arwen married Aragorn she threw her eternal lot with that of men. Now, because Elves age slowly, up to that point she probably looked like a youngster next to eighty-odd Aragorn. Do you think that she aged much quicker after that and caught him up, or that she just began aging at wherever she was, or that she didn't age at all? I believe the same question could be asked for Luthien, though in the Silm she is still described as striking after becoming a mortal woman, leaving me with the impression that she looked the same as before, only mortal. Does Tolkien ever address this? Thanks, the Muse [ July 29, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ] __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis