11-11-2001, 11:51 AM | #1 |
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how old were the major characters
how old were the major characters in LOTR
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11-11-2001, 01:56 PM | #2 |
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Frodo = 50
Aragorn = 87 Samwise = 35 Boromir = 40 Gandalf = Timeless Merry = 27-30 Pippin = 27-30 Legolas = Debated Gimli = Around 80 I believe, he said once he was too young to go with Thorin and Company. |
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The War of The Ring began on June 20, III 3018. The age of the Fellowship of The Ring was as follows:
Frodo - 50 - Born III 2968 Sam - 35 - Born III 2983 Aragorn - 87 - Born III 2931 Gandalf - Immortal - Arrived III 1000 Boromir - 40 - Born III 2978 Gimli - 139 - Born III 2879 Merry - 36 - Born III 2982 Pippin - 28 - Born III 2990 Legolas - Unknown - Legolas's father is Thranduil, King of Mirkwood. Thranduil is mentioned as early as II 1000. No date for the birth of Legolas is given. Grendel |
11-11-2001, 03:37 PM | #4 |
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Aarogorn 87??????????????????????
I thought he was at least between 50-70, I never thought (or knew) he was 87! I mean that's older then my Grammie and Grampie
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But then again I'm forgetting his of the Numanerians!(I know I didn't spell that right....)
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"I never thought (or knew) he was 87! I mean that's older then my Grammie and Grampie"
Yes, but the Dunedain have much longer lifespans than common men. Aragorn lived for another 124 years. He died in year 120 of the Fourth Age at 211 years old. At 87, Aragorn was equivalent to a 35-year-old man. Grendel |
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what about faramir, eowyn, denethor, imrahil and theoden? with boromir, denethor, faramir and imrahil i know they have numenorean blood but that it had decreased in potency over the ages aragorn lived about thrice the age of mortal men AND could have lived long. i think he said something to arwen about being given the choice to end his life. what was the life span of the dunedain of the late 3rd age? dwarves are long lived what about their life spans
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I'm not sure but I think the Dúnedain of the late Third Age lived twice as long as that of 'lesser' Men. Dwarves usually lived 250 years.
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The reason Aragorn lived so long is because he was a Numenorean of pure lineage.
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"thanks ... what about faramir, eowyn, denethor, imrahil and theoden?"
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/ The website above has a great wealth of Middle Earth information, including the birth and death dates for most of the characters. Grendel |
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it seems that finduilas was his sister BUt he died quite young for one of such blood 99 maybe he died in one of Esselar's campaigns
eomer married his daughter
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i think Imrahil has Elven blood as well as Numenorean, but he was mostly "normal man;" & Elven traits don't seem to last in children who are less than half-elven (did Eldarion, Dior, the early Numenorean kings, etc. have The Choice, for example? i don't think so but i could be wrong) so i don't think the extended age would effect him THAT much. aryne * Last edited by arynetrek : 11-17-2001 at 02:12 AM. |
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11-12-2001, 12:24 AM | #14 |
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Imrahil was born in 2955. He died in what would have been TA 3054 (4th Age 34).
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Well-met all,
I believe Tar-Elenion (though I've been wrong before), the choice of the elvish or mannish fate was only bestowed by the Valar in the most extentuating circumstances such as: Beren/Luthien, Elrond/Elros, and Aragorn/Arwen. The choice was also only offered to those who were of at least half-elvish origins. No Numenoreans were given the choice to my limited knowledge...
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Lelondul you ol' dog! Welcome friend! What took you so long to get here?
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Quothe Lelondul: I believe Tar-Elenion (though I've been wrong before), the choice of the elvish or mannish fate was only bestowed by the Valar in the most extentuating circumstances such as: Beren/Luthien, Elrond/Elros, and Aragorn/Arwen. The choice was also only offered to those who were of at least half-elvish origins. No Numenoreans were given the choice to my limited knowledge... ------------------ You may wish to readdress this to who ever it was you were responding to. I don't recall having addressed this topic on this thread. Perhaps you meant 'arnyetrek'? In any event Bacchus is fairly correct in his reply. Manwe was the arbiter of the Doom of those with mixed blood (that is those with mixed blood were mortal unless Manwe specifically granted them other Doom).
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