Immortality - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bill Ferny · 09-25-2002, 09:18 PM

Thanks for the info on Tuor, Varda!

Its apparent that marriage, or plighting one's troth, was more than just an "OK lets live together" kind of thing. Tolkien's notion of marriage was that there isn't two lives under one roof, but that there was one life lived by two people. One could not be immortal without the other. In Arwen's and Elessar's case, Elessar had to be king, so going to the havens was not a choice for him.

An aside: Elros and Elrond were the sons of Earendil and Elwing. Earendil had an elven mother, Idril, and a human father Tuor. Elwing had an elven mother, Luthien, and a human father Beren. So Elros and Elrond aren't half elf in that they had an elf parent and a human parent. Rather, their parents were half-elves in that sort of way.

09-25-2002, 09:18 PM	#11
Bill Ferny Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Bree Posts: 390	Thanks for the info on Tuor, Varda! Its apparent that marriage, or plighting one's troth, was more than just an "OK lets live together" kind of thing. Tolkien's notion of marriage was that there isn't two lives under one roof, but that there was one life lived by two people. One could not be immortal without the other. In Arwen's and Elessar's case, Elessar had to be king, so going to the havens was not a choice for him. An aside: Elros and Elrond were the sons of Earendil and Elwing. Earendil had an elven mother, Idril, and a human father Tuor. Elwing had an elven mother, Luthien, and a human father Beren. So Elros and Elrond aren't half elf in that they had an elf parent and a human parent. Rather, their parents were half-elves in that sort of way. __________________ I prefer Gillaume d’Férny, connoisseur of fine fruit.