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narfforc · 01-07-2005, 09:10 AM

The Saucepan Man is correct, it was the will of Eru that only the offspring of Earendil and Elwing should be given the choice. In the case of Idril and Tuor, It was said that he was the only mortal to be numbered among The Eldar. and in the case of Arwen and Aragorn, she became mortal, therefore so was Eldarion. What became of Mithrellas, who dissapeared after giving birth to another child after Galador. Whether she was forced to choose as Arwen and Luthien had, Tolkien does not say . There are only a few possibilities, she either caught a ship to the undying lands, or she was rejected. If she was rejected, that meant she had been accounted amonst the Edain and would eventually die a mortal, if that were true, then so was the offspring, they would be of the race of Man, not halfelven. If she had not tried to catch a ship, and left her life in some kind of limbo, she may well be wandering Middle-Earth still along with Maglor, though this is unlikely.

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01-07-2005, 09:10 AM	#20
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	The Saucepan Man is correct, it was the will of Eru that only the offspring of Earendil and Elwing should be given the choice. In the case of Idril and Tuor, It was said that he was the only mortal to be numbered among The Eldar. and in the case of Arwen and Aragorn, she became mortal, therefore so was Eldarion. What became of Mithrellas, who dissapeared after giving birth to another child after Galador. Whether she was forced to choose as Arwen and Luthien had, Tolkien does not say . There are only a few possibilities, she either caught a ship to the undying lands, or she was rejected. If she was rejected, that meant she had been accounted amonst the Edain and would eventually die a mortal, if that were true, then so was the offspring, they would be of the race of Man, not halfelven. If she had not tried to catch a ship, and left her life in some kind of limbo, she may well be wandering Middle-Earth still along with Maglor, though this is unlikely. NOMOREIHERE Last edited by narfforc; 01-07-2005 at 09:14 AM.