An interesting question (thanks to my friends) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elvish Hermit · 05-06-2003, 02:43 PM

Next week, my literaty class is going the start "Fellowship." I never read the whole thing, but I know the basic knowledge of what's in it and what's not, ect, ect. (eg. Glorifindel, my friend. Stupid Peter Jackson)
So my friends come to me for helpful information, and in fact I started a tutoring group. I was disscussing the Nine main characters, and I got up to Aragorn, and I was saying how he was king, he loved Arwen (relating it to Romeo and Juliet)and how he had more names than a fugitive.
Then, I said that he was a child when he moved to Rivendell, and Arwen is thousands of years old.
My friend asks "Well, how old was Arwen when she first met Emeril?(she trying to be cool to get one of his newfound names right and still failing. Told her to stop watching the Cooking Channel) I was stupmed. I had no idea. We ended up having a heated debate on how old she was, that in fact she was, possibly, an adult to Aragorn and that she even helped raise him. Of course, I was unsure of any of these, therefore I said I would find out.

So I ask you: How old was Arwen, when she met Estel?

Eressië Ailin · 05-06-2003, 03:09 PM

I don't know the exact answer at the moment, but I'm pretty sure she was about 2790 years old. Let me find my book to check.

Eressië Ailin · 05-06-2003, 03:24 PM

Let's see... Arwen was born in the year 241 (her brothers are 111 years older than her!)...

They met in the year 2951...

So Arwen would be 2710 years old... I was pretty close!

Sophia the Thunder Mistress · 05-06-2003, 04:16 PM

To put it in a slightly different way, Arwen was born 28 generations of the Dunedain before Aragorn. The Dunedain weren't shortlived either... it's a pretty long time to wait for someone to grow up. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Sophia

Lalaith · 05-06-2003, 04:50 PM

Oh, and Arwen was never around when Aragorn was growing up, she spent those years in Lothlorien.

05-06-2003, 02:43 PM	#1
Elvish Hermit Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The city that never sleeps Posts: 25	An interesting question (thanks to my friends) Next week, my literaty class is going the start "Fellowship." I never read the whole thing, but I know the basic knowledge of what's in it and what's not, ect, ect. (eg. Glorifindel, my friend. Stupid Peter Jackson) So my friends come to me for helpful information, and in fact I started a tutoring group. I was disscussing the Nine main characters, and I got up to Aragorn, and I was saying how he was king, he loved Arwen (relating it to Romeo and Juliet)and how he had more names than a fugitive. Then, I said that he was a child when he moved to Rivendell, and Arwen is thousands of years old. My friend asks "Well, how old was Arwen when she first met Emeril?(she trying to be cool to get one of his newfound names right and still failing. Told her to stop watching the Cooking Channel) I was stupmed. I had no idea. We ended up having a heated debate on how old she was, that in fact she was, possibly, an adult to Aragorn and that she even helped raise him. Of course, I was unsure of any of these, therefore I said I would find out. So I ask you: How old was Arwen, when she met Estel? __________________ One moment, I'll be a manic depressed, screaming at yelling at everything, crying at how much I hate my life, throwing objects at the wall. The next, I can be a happy carefree person, who seems like she doesn't have a worry and says 'peace man' all too often. Being so volatile is murder on my hair.

05-06-2003, 03:09 PM	#2
Eressië Ailin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past the Point of No Return... Posts: 502	I don't know the exact answer at the moment, but I'm pretty sure she was about 2790 years old. Let me find my book to check. __________________ Holy angel, in Heaven blessed... My spirit longs with thee to rest! ~Faust Never judge a book by its movie. ~J. W. Eagan By the big slippers of big slipperdom! ~M. Gillenormand, Les Misérables My blog!

05-06-2003, 03:24 PM	#3
Eressië Ailin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past the Point of No Return... Posts: 502	Let's see... Arwen was born in the year 241 (her brothers are 111 years older than her!)... They met in the year 2951... So Arwen would be 2710 years old... I was pretty close! __________________ Holy angel, in Heaven blessed... My spirit longs with thee to rest! ~Faust Never judge a book by its movie. ~J. W. Eagan By the big slippers of big slipperdom! ~M. Gillenormand, Les Misérables My blog!

05-06-2003, 04:16 PM	#4
Sophia the Thunder Mistress Scent of Simbelmynë Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Aboard Highwind, bound for Traverse Town Posts: 1,780	To put it in a slightly different way, Arwen was born 28 generations of the Dunedain before Aragorn. The Dunedain weren't shortlived either... it's a pretty long time to wait for someone to grow up. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Sophia __________________ The seasons fall like silver swords, the years rush ever onward; and soon I sail, to leave this world, these lands where I have wander'd. O Elbereth! O Queen who dwells beyond the Western Seas, spare me yet a little time 'ere white ships come for me!

05-06-2003, 04:50 PM	#5
Lalaith Blithe Spirit Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,779	Oh, and Arwen was never around when Aragorn was growing up, she spent those years in Lothlorien. __________________ Out went the candle, and we were left darkling