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Ardent · 01-18-2013, 08:31 PM

Thanks for the welcome Aganzir. I don't know how I typed 'Palantiri' but I meant 'Silmarils' as you say.

As to Aragorn's green gem I'm not sure if it was a family trend to wear such gems or if it was supposed to be the actual heirloom handed down from Earendil. The same ambiguity surrounds Aragorn's relationship to Beren; are Aragorn and Arwen reincarnations of Beren and Luthien or are they 'of a type' with them?
The same goes for the star in his crown; is the star sailing with Earendil in the sky, is it in the crown of Gondor, or even in the phial of Galadriel?

Part of the wonder of these tales is that they do not have to be 'either/or'; they can be both.

01-18-2013, 08:31 PM	#3
Ardent Wight Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Black Country, West Midlands Posts: 130	Thanks for the welcome Aganzir. I don't know how I typed 'Palantiri' but I meant 'Silmarils' as you say. As to Aragorn's green gem I'm not sure if it was a family trend to wear such gems or if it was supposed to be the actual heirloom handed down from Earendil. The same ambiguity surrounds Aragorn's relationship to Beren; are Aragorn and Arwen reincarnations of Beren and Luthien or are they 'of a type' with them? The same goes for the star in his crown; is the star sailing with Earendil in the sky, is it in the crown of Gondor, or even in the phial of Galadriel? Part of the wonder of these tales is that they do not have to be 'either/or'; they can be both.