Okay, I'm confused, but I've got it figured out now. Yes, I am slow on the uptake sometimes.<P>I think we are confusing two different pieces jewelry here.<P>The Elessar is given to Aragorn in Lothlorien by Galadriel on behalf of Arwen.<P>The white jewel that Arwen gives Frodo towards the end of RoTK is different.<P>Listen two their two discriptions.<P>Lord of the Rings - Book 2, Chapter 8: <I>Then she lifted from her lap a great stone of clear green, set in a silver brooch that was wrought in the likeness of an eagle with outspread wings ...</I> This is the Elessar.<P>Lord of the Rings - Book 6, Chapter 6: <I>And she took a white gem like a star that lay upon her breast hanging upon a silver chain, and she set the chain about Frodo's neck.</I> This is what is given to Frodo by Arwen. I called this the Evenstar, but I can't find anywhere where it is called that, so it just might be my overactive imagination.<P>The question is, which of these is the gem Arwen gave Aragorn in the Fellowship movie? From the physical description, it is the same gem she gave Frodo in the book. Does anyone know the answer to this?<P>H.C.
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