The Resurrection of Arnor

[Ardamir the Blessed]

Osse posted:

What is to say that the young of the northern Dunedain were not (like Aragorn) sometimes sent to live with the elves until they had come of age, or were strong enough to join thier kin in the struggle against the enemy in the north. I always thought that that was the reason for the Angle being located where it was, for ease of travel between Rivendell.

I think that the reason was that the Dúnedain had much collaboration with Elrond and the people of Imladris, especially with the sons of Elrond.

Perhaps the elderly, the women and the children were often sent to live among Elrond's folk

After the fall of Arathorn, Gilraen Aragorn's mother did go and dwell in the house of Elrond, taking Aragorn with her. But perhaps she dwelt there herself for a time because Arathorn had died, else she would perhaps have just taken Aragorn there and then returned immediately to her husband in Eriador:

'The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen':

After a few years Gilraen took leave of Elrond and returned to her own people in Eriador

That sounds like she returned to live with the Rangers (thus she had lived with them before too).


I want to add that Arnor and Gondor were the realms of the Exiles of Númenor and their descendants. Therefore I do not think that people not of Númenórean descent were so easily allowed to come and dwell in them. It is a different matter if they had already long dwelt in them, like the Men of Bree.