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Author:  Elia [ January 29th, 2006, 6:50 pm ]
Post subject:  Immortality and Mortality

I don't get the how an elf becomes mortal. Take Arwen for instance, like, she can't just say,"i choose a mortal life" and then all of a sudden become mortal, can she? Must she go through a process of praying or something like that?

Author:  Beriadanwen [ January 30th, 2006, 1:07 am ]
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Hmmm, I'm confused about this too. At what point does she become mortal?

Author:  Elia [ January 31st, 2006, 5:54 am ]
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I'd like to know that too.

Author:  [ January 31st, 2006, 12:02 pm ]
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She goes to the Mortality office and files an application form. Then after a bunch of bureaucracy and paper work she'll recieve a letter in the mail box saying that her ticket for Valinor sealines has been cancelled.

*looks around*
Did I succeed in hiding the fact that I don't know?We talked about immortality on the old forum too and Arien Elensar came up with a pretty good answer to that I think. Could anyone get her?

In the meantime let me come up with my opinion on this. From the moment Arwen confirms the decision in her heart she will forever have turned her back to her immortal life and her kin, and the Valar will hold her to her word. Being mortal means aging and she will slowly begin to wither and fade. Her soul and body will be exposed to cold and disease, even though she will still have a stronger er... 'life force' than others and she will be able to live longer than other humans.
That's just my guess... :angel:

Author:  Luky [ January 31st, 2006, 8:15 pm ]
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I believe she just have to choose but the real difference only happens whe she actually decides to die. Until she decides to die, she's an elf like any other, but when she says to herself "now it's time for me to leave", the death itself is different, 'cause instead of going to Valinor, she just "disappears" and goes to that place men go when they die (and in the future they will be on Eru's side).
I'm not sure.. this is just what I have understood when I read...
:)

Author:  Meltithenniel [ January 31st, 2006, 9:05 pm ]
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full-blood elves cant choose to be mortal, only peredhils can (half-bloods). elrond and his brother, elros, were peredhils because they were direct descendants of beren and luthien. So the valar gave the peredhils a choice: to stay immortal, or to give up their immortality. Elros became the Numenorian king, and so decided to give up his immortality for his people. Elrond, however, decided that he wanted to be immortal. Since Arwen is Elrond's daughter, she is also a direct descendant of Beren and Luthien, and so she can choose to become a mortal. And she did :-D

And luthien could give up her immortality because she was half-elf, half maia :)

Author:  OneRingVision [ January 31st, 2006, 9:07 pm ]
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Author:  Meltithenniel [ January 31st, 2006, 9:17 pm ]
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But Earendil (Elrond's father) was a half elf, which meant the peredhil lineage went back a lot further to his grandparents :) so i hope that answers your question elia :) :bye2:

Author:  [ February 1st, 2006, 10:56 am ]
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*cheers for Meltithenniel and Fleur*
Now I remember, thank you both! :angel:

Author:  OneRingVision [ February 1st, 2006, 2:28 pm ]
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Author:  Meltithenniel [ February 2nd, 2006, 4:47 am ]
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^ its okay, fleur, it happens to me all the time it gets on my nerves so much... but you're right... arwen and aragorn are related which is a bit sick but at least its a distant relation :P i was looking at the back of my silmarillion book which has family trees and i was like "... ew."

im glad we could help el :)

Author:  Elia [ February 3rd, 2006, 4:26 am ]
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lol i appreciate your answers and i understand part of it. Like does she or and half elf tell their parents or announce it to the community to aprrove the mortality he/she has taken?

Author:  Arien Elensar [ February 6th, 2006, 2:23 am ]
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I think you guys are going around in circles a bit. ;) Instead of figuring out "how" she loses her immortality, you all are repeating why:

First off, only a half-elf can choose to become mortal or immortal. Luthien began that choice for her desendents (Arwen is a descendent of Luthien Tinuviel) with her twist of fate, which will take to long to explain here. :blush: Tolkien never specifed "how" a half-elf may lose there immortality, but for Arwen; it is tied to her father Elrond:

"That so long as I abide here, she shall live with the youth of the Eldar," answered Elrond, "and when I depart, she shall go with me, if she so chooses."

Meaning, when Elrond leaves for Valinor, Arwen will no longer be immortal. I think immortality is taken by the Valar. Or it could just be a sort of "rule of nature" for the half-elves, though there are very few.

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And luthien could give up her immortality because she was half-elf, half maia :)


Acutally, that's not quite right. I'll have to explain from the beginning:

When Luthien found out that Beren had died, she too, died of grief (elves, though immortal, can die of immense grief. They then linger in the Halls of Mandos for a time and are later reborn) When, she arrived in the Halls of Mandos, she grieved in front of Mandos because she knew that Beren, who was a man, would leave the halls and go were men go after death, but she would be restored to the Earth; so they could never be together. She sang a beautiful song to Mandos, he was moved and gave her a privelge that, she and Beren could be returned to the world, but only for a short time.

Author:  Elia [ February 6th, 2006, 4:16 am ]
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ohhh... so when all the Elves leaves M-E and Arwen stays behind, that is when she is considered and actual mortal?

Author:  Arien Elensar [ February 6th, 2006, 4:43 pm ]
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Yes, but her father in particular. :) Because then the line will have split.

Author:  OneRingVision [ February 7th, 2006, 10:37 am ]
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