Is Arwen a reincarnation of Luthien the Fair?!!! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mattius · 09-18-2002, 03:00 PM

Tolkien once got a letter like this and said that she was not the inncarnation of Luthien. Luthien was turned from and Elf to a Woman and when she died her spirit left Middle-Earth and never returned. Arwen therefore can't be her spirit in another form as Luthien is long gone, her spirit far from Middle-Earth. However Tolkien did say that they were extremly similar and shared a similar fate. They even looked so alike that when Aragorn first saw Arwen he called to her with the name Luthien.

09-18-2002, 03:00 PM	#3
Mattius Soul of Fire Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: City of Steel Posts: 666	Tolkien once got a letter like this and said that she was not the inncarnation of Luthien. Luthien was turned from and Elf to a Woman and when she died her spirit left Middle-Earth and never returned. Arwen therefore can't be her spirit in another form as Luthien is long gone, her spirit far from Middle-Earth. However Tolkien did say that they were extremly similar and shared a similar fate. They even looked so alike that when Aragorn first saw Arwen he called to her with the name Luthien. __________________ A problem shared is a problem halved, so is your problem really yours or just half of someone else's?