Why did Elrond remain in Rivendell? Elrond remained in Rivendell during the majority of the Third Age because he had established a function as a great healer. "Elrond symbolises throughout the ancient wisdom, and his house represents lore - the preservation in reverent memory memory concerning the good, wise, and beautiful. It is not a scene of action but of reflection."J.R.R. Tolkien, Letters In the Hobbit and LOTR, the characters always visited Rivendell on the way to their deeds, or ...
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The Full Story of Frodo Baggins
Greetings! We will be taking a look at Frodo Baggins before and after he took the tremendous task of carrying the One Ring to Mordor, an event that will change him forever. This will not be fully exhaustive, for I will mainly be focusing on the most well-known events, and what sets him apart from the other characters. Despite being the main character, Frodo is often overlooked and misunderstood - especially as it's easy to forget that he has been tasked with (arguably) the biggest burden ...
Aragorn and Arwen: Meeting and Coronation
“Arador was the grandfather of the King. His son Arathorn sought in marriage Gilraen the Fair, daughter of Dirhael, who was himself a descendant of Aramarth. To this marriage Dírhael was opposed; for Gilraen was young and had not reached the age at which the Dúnedain were accustomed to Marry.” (LR App. A) His father Arathorn became the Chieftain of the Dúnedain after Arador was taken by hill-trolls in Rivendell. And thus their son Aragorn was born in TA 2931. At 60, Arathorn was ...
How does Arwen choose a mortal life?
We all know Arwen as someone who fell in love with Aragorn, a man who happens to be the descendant of the Line of Elros, so she decided to become a mortal. However, it wasn’t always so cut and dry. It was a very special case - much like Beren and Luthien in the First Age - where Lúthien, an elf, fell in love with the mortal man Beren, and thus, Lúthien became mortal and was destined to die eventually. Prominence of unions between Elves and Men There were a total of 4 instances of this ...
Why did Galadriel and Celeborn stay in Middle-earth?
Um, Galadriel and Celeborn met in Doriath and bonded over the refusal to leave Middle-earth, I of course say it facetiously. Why did Galadriel and Celeborn stay in Middle-earth? Galadriel wanted to use her gifts and talents for "being brilliant in mind and swift in action she had early absorbed all of what she was capable of the teaching which the Valar thought fit to the Eldar" (Unfinished Tales, "The History of Celeborn and Galadriel") She felt confined in Aman. Manwë knew of ...
The Complete Story of Rivendell
“[Elrond’s] house was perfect, whether you liked food, or sleep, or work, or story-telling, or singing, or just sitting and thinking, best, or a pleasant mixture of them all. Merely to be there was a cure for weariness. ... Evil things did not come into the secret valley of Rivendell.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit “A Short Rest” Imladris (n.), or Rivendell, its common speech translation and the most widely used term today - is located at the edge of the Bruinen River, and the eastern edge ...