Tumblr crosspost (26 September 2020)
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anghrainekungfunurse on Tumblr asked:
Hiya! I’ve got a LOTR question and I’m hoping you can help me - when I read ROtK I’d assumed that Arwen’s life would be the same length as Aragorn‘s. In Peter Jackson’s movies it seemed like she would live on in grief for ever into the modern age. That doesn’t seem very mortal to me? Like if she’s gonna be alive that long why doesn’t she hop on Legolas and Gimli’s boat and head to the undying lands with them? What’s the best way to interpret Arwen’s lifespan? Thanks!!
I replied:
No problem! In “The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen,” Arwen leaves Gondor after Aragorn’s death, goes to Lothlórien, and dies there before the following spring. She’s not immortal.
Hiya! I’ve got a LOTR question and I’m hoping you can help me - when I read ROtK I’d assumed that Arwen’s life would be the same length as Aragorn‘s. In Peter Jackson’s movies it seemed like she would live on in grief for ever into the modern age. That doesn’t seem very mortal to me? Like if she’s gonna be alive that long why doesn’t she hop on Legolas and Gimli’s boat and head to the undying lands with them? What’s the best way to interpret Arwen’s lifespan? Thanks!!
I replied:
No problem! In “The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen,” Arwen leaves Gondor after Aragorn’s death, goes to Lothlórien, and dies there before the following spring. She’s not immortal.