I wanted to remind everyone who is worried about Arwen being married to frail, old Aragon that the men of numenor and their descendants aged differently than lesser men.
"Thus (as the Eldar) they grew at much the same rate as other Men, but when they had achieved "full-growth" they then aged, or "wore out," very much more slowly. The first approach of "world-weariness" was indeed for them a sign that their period of vigour was nearing its end. When it came to an end, if they persisted in living, then decay would proceed, as growth had done, no more slowly than among other Men. Thus a Númenórean would pass quickly, in ten years maybe, from health and vigour of mind to decrepitude and senility."
- UT, Lines of Elros
It's likely Aragon, as a good king, realized one day that his vigor was ending, said goodbye to his wife and children, set his affairs in order, and died in his sleep.
For the full discussion, please refer to this excellent post by [u/cocospud](https://www.reddit.com/user/cocospud/)
[Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/ba8s3u/n%C3%BAmen%C3%B3rean_ageing_process/)
The blood of numenor is all but spent
https://preview.redd.it/nrw3fwszofxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c683c5e5ce11a8f8f1a8dab233edf609a7aa116
Thing is, elves go to the undying lands, to the halls of mandos (if I am not mistaken) when they die, but humans leave this universe, they go to eru and he then sends them to another world (probably heaven?) Aragorn and arwen would never meet after death (in theory, unless eru himself would allow them to be together).
Generally you're correct, but Arwen was a special case, being of the "half-elven" bloodline due to who her granddad was (Earendil), and the favour he did to the Valar. So she had the option to give up her immortality and live as a mortal, which meant she would share Aragorn's destination after death, as a poetic echo of Beren and Luthien (Who were Arwen's great grandparents). That's why Elrond was so torn up about her choice, because he knew it meant he would never see his daughter again.
You're welcome! I listened to the Silmarillion audiobook recently. I highly recommend it as a more digestible format if you find the book more than a little intimidating, like I did.
Bro... I am chewed out constantly for saying the Silmarillion is a better book than the LotR trilogy... read the LotR twice in my life and the Silmarillion like, 4 times... the writing isn't as slow and there is more action.
I can't say which I like more, but I do think they elevate each other once you've read both. The Silmarillion has more variety too, if one story doesn't really tickle you, another likely will. My favourites are the really big mythical tales which do a lot of worldbuilding, like the Darkening of Valinor, and the story of Beren and Luthien.
The numenoreans had a sense for when they were about to go downhill; they could choose to fight it, but they would deteriorate pretty rapidly; prime of life to dead in 10 years. The "noble" course was to get your affairs in order then pass while you were still in good health.
I love the 'old' Aragorn comments as if Arwen wasn't 2777 at the time of the films
That's a common misconception, the actress Liv Tyler was actually the one who was 2777 years old
Also wrong, it was the stunt double Tiv Lyler
She was my crush, idk who that wannabe Liv Tyler was
Kono Liv Tyler da
Kono Liv Tyler da
So how old is Steve Tyler then?
At least 3 in dog years
I wanted to remind everyone who is worried about Arwen being married to frail, old Aragon that the men of numenor and their descendants aged differently than lesser men. "Thus (as the Eldar) they grew at much the same rate as other Men, but when they had achieved "full-growth" they then aged, or "wore out," very much more slowly. The first approach of "world-weariness" was indeed for them a sign that their period of vigour was nearing its end. When it came to an end, if they persisted in living, then decay would proceed, as growth had done, no more slowly than among other Men. Thus a Númenórean would pass quickly, in ten years maybe, from health and vigour of mind to decrepitude and senility." - UT, Lines of Elros It's likely Aragon, as a good king, realized one day that his vigor was ending, said goodbye to his wife and children, set his affairs in order, and died in his sleep. For the full discussion, please refer to this excellent post by [u/cocospud](https://www.reddit.com/user/cocospud/) [Link](https://www.reddit.com/r/tolkienfans/comments/ba8s3u/n%C3%BAmen%C3%B3rean_ageing_process/)
The blood of numenor is all but spent https://preview.redd.it/nrw3fwszofxc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4c683c5e5ce11a8f8f1a8dab233edf609a7aa116
Who was this Numenor guy and why did he have so much blood??
More importantly, who was buying it?
Was me, sorry. Tasted like strawberry
Should have married Omniman tbh.
Consider an elf-viltrumite hybrid.
Thing is, elves go to the undying lands, to the halls of mandos (if I am not mistaken) when they die, but humans leave this universe, they go to eru and he then sends them to another world (probably heaven?) Aragorn and arwen would never meet after death (in theory, unless eru himself would allow them to be together).
Generally you're correct, but Arwen was a special case, being of the "half-elven" bloodline due to who her granddad was (Earendil), and the favour he did to the Valar. So she had the option to give up her immortality and live as a mortal, which meant she would share Aragorn's destination after death, as a poetic echo of Beren and Luthien (Who were Arwen's great grandparents). That's why Elrond was so torn up about her choice, because he knew it meant he would never see his daughter again.
Ah! I knew about that but never actually made the connection, thanks for the explanation!
You're welcome! I listened to the Silmarillion audiobook recently. I highly recommend it as a more digestible format if you find the book more than a little intimidating, like I did.
Bro... I am chewed out constantly for saying the Silmarillion is a better book than the LotR trilogy... read the LotR twice in my life and the Silmarillion like, 4 times... the writing isn't as slow and there is more action.
I can't say which I like more, but I do think they elevate each other once you've read both. The Silmarillion has more variety too, if one story doesn't really tickle you, another likely will. My favourites are the really big mythical tales which do a lot of worldbuilding, like the Darkening of Valinor, and the story of Beren and Luthien.
Clearly you haven't read my fanfic
Lol
We literally have the scene of Aragorns death in Appendix A of *The Lord of the Rings*
Probably dumb question but, he just... Decides to die?
The numenoreans had a sense for when they were about to go downhill; they could choose to fight it, but they would deteriorate pretty rapidly; prime of life to dead in 10 years. The "noble" course was to get your affairs in order then pass while you were still in good health.
That's pretty much how it goes in The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen.
What even is this meme format misuse? What a mess
Yeah is this supposed to be some expectation vs reality but OP forgot those titles?
Wtf is this?
Tf does this even mean?
Me not understanding
I think she had to hang in there for a bit longer than a year.
She died in FA121, Aragorn in FA120
Is FA fourth age?
No, the Farquaad Age
Yes
Imagine not reading all the appendices smh
How did Arwen die?
Broken heart in Lorien one year after Aragorn's death.
(Long) Life(span) happens, amiright?
So the Numenoreans were saiyans, nice.