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Re: About elves and immortality
Tolkien said in a letter written in 1954:
<blockquote>Quote:<hr> Elrond passes Over Sea. The end of his sons, Elladan and Elrohir, is not told: they delay their choice and remain for a while.<hr></blockquote>
At the end of the War of the Ring Arwen had to make her choice immediately. If she wanted to marry Aragorn, she had to choose mortality. Her brothers were apparently under no such pressure. There must be a limit on how long they could linger in Middle Earth without choosing, however.
Those who will defend authority against rebellion must not themselves rebel. </p>
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