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Finwe · 09-01-2003, 02:18 PM

I think that the reason that most Half-Elven unions were of a male Human and a female Elf was that women are more inclined to sacrifice for their love. Now I'm not saying that men don't do it at all, but it's more likely that a woman would give up her immortality to be with the one that she loves. Also, Elven women didn't have as many duties as the men did, so in a sense, they were expendable. Aegnor couldn't go racing off and falling in love with a mortal woman because, quite frankly, he was needed somewhere else. Luthien and Idril weren't needed on the borders of their parents' kingdoms, guarding against Orcs, so in a sense, they had the leisure to fall in love with a mortal.

09-01-2003, 02:18 PM	#14
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I think that the reason that most Half-Elven unions were of a male Human and a female Elf was that women are more inclined to sacrifice for their love. Now I'm not saying that men don't do it at all, but it's more likely that a woman would give up her immortality to be with the one that she loves. Also, Elven women didn't have as many duties as the men did, so in a sense, they were expendable. Aegnor couldn't go racing off and falling in love with a mortal woman because, quite frankly, he was needed somewhere else. Luthien and Idril weren't needed on the borders of their parents' kingdoms, guarding against Orcs, so in a sense, they had the leisure to fall in love with a mortal. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.