Born of Hope

[Belegorn]

Originally Posted by Snowdog

Given the age of the half-dozen or so Chieftains before Arador being in the range of 155-160 years, and many were killed as opposed to laying down their life in old age, a 110 year old Arador would appear, to me at least, younger than he was portrayed in Born of Hope.

Also, the ages of the half-dozen or so Stewards of Gondor rarely reached 100 years. In my opinion, the unmingled and unbroken Line of Elendil, and that of the Stewards of Gondor can't really be compared.

I agree he would "appear" younger, but I was responding to your statement that "they got Arador wrong age-wise". I know they portrayed him as an older man, but that does not necessarily mean they got him wrong age wise.

About 6 of the Stewards in the South did not reach 100 years of age, 2 dying before their allotted time, Denethor [the 26th Steward] in suicide and the great Boromir [the 11th Steward] who had a Morgul-wound.

And lastly I would not agree with the line of Elendil being unmingled in the Chieftains. King Arvedui was wed to Fíriel, a direct descendant of Eldacar whose mother was not Dúnedain and the cause of the Kin-strife. I believe that the House of the Stewards were descended from Elendil as well, through his son Anárion, although they had no right according to the laws to be kings as they were in the female line. It is said that their line was hardly less pure than that of the Kings.