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Eowyn3
Rivendell
Feb 16, 4:02am
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Union between Elves and Mortals
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Technically there were only 3 unions of Elves and Mortals in Tolkien's world : Luthien and Beren, Idril and Tuor, and Aragorn with Arwen. My question is: Why in each of these unions it was always the husband mortal and the wife Elven? Why no union where the husband is Elven and the wife mortal? Even with Thingol and Melian, we see that the the wife is the higher order. Was there a reason why Tolkien never did choose the other way around?
" He has just as much reason to go to war as you do. Why can he not fight for those he loves?"
(This post was edited by Eowyn3 on Feb 16, 4:04am)
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Union between Elves and Mortals
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Eowyn3
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Feb 16, 4:02am
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There are two other instances I can think of.
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Ardamírë
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Feb 16, 5:08am
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And another
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CuriousG
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Feb 16, 6:28am
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Cinderella? Rapunzel?
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Elizabeth
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Feb 17, 6:20am
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I was thinking of the magic part
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CuriousG
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Feb 17, 2:44pm
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Imrazor the Numenorean
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geordie
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Feb 16, 11:46am
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the Dol Amroth connection and other thoughts
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Felagund
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Feb 16, 12:03pm
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Now I vaguely remember that.
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Eowyn3
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Feb 16, 2:43pm
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blood glorious blood
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PhantomS
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Feb 17, 5:57pm
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Good memory...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 16, 10:27pm
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There is also the story of one of the Tooks who had a fairy wife...
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sador
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Feb 17, 6:23pm
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I never read that one.
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Eowyn3
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Feb 17, 9:06pm
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Actually, it is in 'The Hobbit'
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 17, 10:43pm
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I never took that very serious,
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Eowyn3
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Feb 17, 11:18pm
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Neither did I. //
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sador
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Feb 18, 4:22am
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Well, not so much a story really.
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geordie
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Feb 17, 11:20pm
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Interesting
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Eowyn3
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Feb 17, 11:36pm
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Tolkien revised the passage in 1966.
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squire
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Feb 17, 11:47pm
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Thank you for the link
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Eowyn3
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Feb 18, 12:31am
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That's interesting,
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Eowyn3
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Feb 17, 9:14pm
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Tolkien's View of Women
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 16, 5:36pm
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Very interesting!
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Eowyn3
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Feb 16, 7:45pm
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legends
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Elthir
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Feb 17, 3:37am
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Simple answer really
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ElendilTheShort
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Feb 21, 8:21am
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