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Originally Posted by Boromir88
I thought the men of Rohan could live up to around 100 years old, I mean you have Aldor the old who reigned for 75 years live close to 100, Eomer was next reigned 65 years and lived into the 90s. Then if you look at some other kings their age ranges from around 90-100, not including the ones who died by getting slain in battle...etc. So maybe 80 is a little too young I would raise it to at least 90, but that's my personal opinion.
Where as the people of Gondor, I would think 150-200 is too much. They were able to live into the 120's and the people of Dol Amroth maybe a few years more, since they have elven and Numenorean blood. If you look at Faramir he lived to be 120 and having Numenorean blood they would live longer then the Rohirrim. In the Early years of Gondor the men could live to be 200 but not in the recent years or even in Morwen's years. 110-120 is the age for most people of Gondor.
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The lifespan of the Rohirrim remained roughly consistent throughout their history, with some reaching one hundred years. Vidumavi of the land of Rhovanion is assumed to have lived to be one hundred, with her Gondorian husband Valacar some twenty-five years older than she, and living to be 238. The main reason for the Gondorian Kin-strife was the Númenórean fear that mingling would shorten their people's lifespans. It turned out to be unfounded as Valacar and Vidumavi's son Eldacar lived to be 235.
So whereas the lifespans of 'middle-men' of the Rhovanion/Éothéod/Rohirrim lineage remained relatively consistent, the Númenórean lifespans began with a blessing of many more years with Elros Tar-Minyatur, brother of Elrond, living 500 years, and slowly dwindled from there, moreso in those who allowed a fear of death take hold. Elendil was 322 when he was slain in battle; Meneldil lived to 300; Tarannon lived 259 years; and Eärnil I 200 years. The lifespan increased back to around 230-250 years for the next few generations.