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mollecon · 01-17-2003, 12:35 PM

The appendices are a bit confusing about the age of Aragorn when he (finally) dies - one place it says he's 190, another he's 210. But that could be checked by using the calenders I guess.<P>& it's true, Aragorns & other of Numenorian heritage owe their long lives to their forefather Elros, brother to Elrond. Since the to brothers were the children of an Elf/human marriage they were given the choice (at the end of the first age) whether to belong to Elf-kind or humankind. The first (& probably last) time such a choise was given I believe. Elrond chose to belong to the Elfs & Elros chose to become human - but he was granted a life much longer than normal people, he became almost 500 years old (as I recall). Btw., it's because of his human heritage that Elrond is sometimes referred to as 'half-elf'.

01-17-2003, 12:35 PM	#10
mollecon Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 188	The appendices are a bit confusing about the age of Aragorn when he (finally) dies - one place it says he's 190, another he's 210. But that could be checked by using the calenders I guess.<P>& it's true, Aragorns & other of Numenorian heritage owe their long lives to their forefather Elros, brother to Elrond. Since the to brothers were the children of an Elf/human marriage they were given the choice (at the end of the first age) whether to belong to Elf-kind or humankind. The first (& probably last) time such a choise was given I believe. Elrond chose to belong to the Elfs & Elros chose to become human - but he was granted a life much longer than normal people, he became almost 500 years old (as I recall). Btw., it's because of his human heritage that Elrond is sometimes referred to as 'half-elf'.