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noWizardme
Half-elven
Feb 11 2013, 9:35pm
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The "take it or leave it" chapter
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I think this might be the chapter that the reader has to take on trust:
Trysts with dancing and nightingales: its Tolkien's way of signifying a very significant romantic encounter. It's a lovely enough image to become a leitmotif.
Can an elf and a divine being marry, have children: Apparently.
How come they choose each other: unexplained (though to be fair. That's common enough in human romances!)
The couple promptly come under an unexplained enchantment, which keeps them out of the way during the migration to Valinor - and leaves one elf of major stature in Middle-earth to lead the resistance. This might seem a little too convenient if it were not presented with such conviction....
Disclaimers: The words of noWizardme may stand on their heads! I'm often wrong about things, and its fun to be taught more....
Feel free to meddle in the affairs of noWizardMe by agreeing or disagreeing (politely...) with my posts! I may not be subtle, but at least I'm usually slow to anger...
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