An Arwen Discrepancy - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Owain son of Urien · 07-30-2002, 08:33 AM

[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Good question TSsM. This is a thing that I have always had a problem with. HOW, would an immortal become mortal simply through choice? Why not the other way around? Marriage to Arwen makes Aragorn an Elf? It's just as logical.
As Brionna says, Arwen's fate is THE saddest, most poignant, most romantic part of the story, and I love it (and her) for that; but I can not understand WHY it should have to happen that way.
We find the same thing with Elros and Elrond. One "choses" to be mortal, the other "choses" to be immortal. It's as if it is no more difficult a thing to do than choosing your nationality. But whereas I could become a different nationality through choice, I would remain Male, I would remain white, I would remain human.
Arwen SHOULD retain whatever physical attributes she possessed by being the race she is, whatever course of action she chose to take.

07-30-2002, 08:33 AM	#8
Owain son of Urien Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Glamorganshire, Wales Posts: 21	[img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] Good question TSsM. This is a thing that I have always had a problem with. HOW, would an immortal become mortal simply through choice? Why not the other way around? Marriage to Arwen makes Aragorn an Elf? It's just as logical. As Brionna says, Arwen's fate is THE saddest, most poignant, most romantic part of the story, and I love it (and her) for that; but I can not understand WHY it should have to happen that way. We find the same thing with Elros and Elrond. One "choses" to be mortal, the other "choses" to be immortal. It's as if it is no more difficult a thing to do than choosing your nationality. But whereas I could become a different nationality through choice, I would remain Male, I would remain white, I would remain human. Arwen SHOULD retain whatever physical attributes she possessed by being the race she is, whatever course of action she chose to take.