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Evisse the Blue · 10-17-2002, 02:11 AM

How about when it is said that Aragorn left Lorien and never came back there as a living man?

That sounded like a spoiler for me the first time I read it because I imagined it foresaw his untimely death or his failure in his quest. I didn't think that it was to the 'death' of the land itself that Tolkien was alluding to. Anyway, I still think it's touching. Tolkien has the habit of dropping these occasional hints that get you thinking.

10-17-2002, 02:11 AM	#12
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	How about when it is said that Aragorn left Lorien and never came back there as a living man? That sounded like a spoiler for me the first time I read it because I imagined it foresaw his untimely death or his failure in his quest. I didn't think that it was to the 'death' of the land itself that Tolkien was alluding to. Anyway, I still think it's touching. Tolkien has the habit of dropping these occasional hints that get you thinking. __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.