Sons of Tuor

monkey10120 · 02-08-2009, 02:27 PM

In the last part of chapter 12: of Men, the last paragraph speaks about Tuor's 3 sons. But however i looked them up on Tolkien's Gateway, and their birth isn't till 500 years after the rising of the sun.

Why are these people mentioned so early in the book?

***Varnafindë*** · 02-08-2009, 05:52 PM

This is a paragraph which looks forward into the future, before the story goes back to the normal narrative - that's probably why characters who will become prominent in the future are named in it.

Not sure who you mean by Tuor's three sons - he didn't have three sons, just one, and I don't see him mentioned in that paragraph either.

His son, daughter-in-law and grandchild are mentioned, though.

monkey10120 · 02-08-2009, 07:45 PM

oh i didn't look at the family tree but i thought it was his sons.
thanks tho

DARKastheRAIN · 02-16-2009, 06:31 PM

lol. I was about to say, 'Tour had three sons! That's news to me!"

Belwen_of_nargothrond · 09-06-2009, 10:41 AM

Since when did Tuor have 3 sons? Him and Idril only had the one and that was Earendil, the father of Elrond and Elros at least to my knowledge.

***Varnafindë*** · 09-06-2009, 02:37 PM

Yes, we told the thread-starter that. You're quite right about his only son being Eärendil.

02-08-2009, 02:27 PM	#1
monkey10120 Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	Sons of Tuor In the last part of chapter 12: of Men, the last paragraph speaks about Tuor's 3 sons. But however i looked them up on Tolkien's Gateway, and their birth isn't till 500 years after the rising of the sun. Why are these people mentioned so early in the book?

02-08-2009, 05:52 PM	#2
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	This is a paragraph which looks forward into the future, before the story goes back to the normal narrative - that's probably why characters who will become prominent in the future are named in it. Not sure who you mean by Tuor's three sons - he didn't have three sons, just one, and I don't see him mentioned in that paragraph either. His son, daughter-in-law and grandchild are mentioned, though. __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

09-06-2009, 10:41 AM	#5
Belwen_of_nargothrond Enting Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Nargothrond Posts: 71	Since when did Tuor have 3 sons? Him and Idril only had the one and that was Earendil, the father of Elrond and Elros at least to my knowledge. __________________ Lady Belwen of Nargothrond

09-06-2009, 02:37 PM	#6
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Yes, we told the thread-starter that. You're quite right about his only son being Eärendil. __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

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02-08-2009, 07:45 PM	#3
monkey10120 Hobbit Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 16	oh i didn't look at the family tree but i thought it was his sons. thanks tho

02-16-2009, 06:31 PM	#4
DARKastheRAIN Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 22	lol. I was about to say, 'Tour had three sons! That's news to me!"