Sister

[Son of Númenor]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

So while I do not see the significance in the same way as Son of Numenor, I do think it is an aspect of the overall portrayal of women and female roles - more significant in their absence than in their presence ...

Ah, but then you're assuming I see it in a certain way, and am not just hypothesizing based on random ideation.

I like what you have to say about Ioreth; I overlooked her role as a sister. It's strange to me that she does not seem to fit in thematically in the unfoldment of the narrative - while there are certainly hobbits who rival - even surpass - her ability to gossip, blather, and presume, they exist as part of a less baroque plane (The Shire in time of peace versus Minas Tirith in time of war). She is the only Mannish character in The Lord of the Rings whose best descriptor may be 'silly'. There are moments of 'comic relief', but few characters who represent in their entirety a comical relief from the narrative (unless you posit that Bombadil is that - but I think he's far too magical ).