Aragorn's Life - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ravenna · 08-12-2002, 03:30 PM

I was thinking about Aragorn and his life span, and came up with this question.
Why did he live so much longer than the other Numenorean descendants?

I don't necessarily mean those of Gondor, as I know that their life span has waned, but it seems implied in the book that Aragorn will live much longer than even the others of the Dunedain like Halbarad, who are a less diminished breed than the Numenoreans, and that Aragorn knows this even before he becomes king.
Any thoughts?

08-12-2002, 03:30 PM	#1
Ravenna Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: witney, oxfordshire Posts: 70	Aragorn's Life I was thinking about Aragorn and his life span, and came up with this question. Why did he live so much longer than the other Numenorean descendants? I don't necessarily mean those of Gondor, as I know that their life span has waned, but it seems implied in the book that Aragorn will live much longer than even the others of the Dunedain like Halbarad, who are a less diminished breed than the Numenoreans, and that Aragorn knows this even before he becomes king. Any thoughts?