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Calling all Lord of the Rings geeks!!! Question!!!!

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Dragnov

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I just watched the extended version. Damn, I'm back in the mood for some LOTR, can't wait for Return of the King!

But now to my question. In this extended version theres a scene where the princess asks Aragorn his age. And he replies hes 87. That hes one of the few of a spcial kind where they have extended life. WTF?

I don't remember that in the book at all. Was it in the book? Or did they just add that in?

If its added in, what the hell? At least the other parts where they changed it or added something possibly made it more dramatic, but this?
 
I remember something about him having extended age in the books, might have been an appendix or something.
 
Its in the back where Tolkien talks about how the shizzle came to be.

I need to read that again... I forgot half the names.
 
He's Numenorian (I think that's right... of the race of Numenor). When some of the Elves were given the choice between long-life in Middle Earth (and being able to go to the Havens and pass into the West) and a mortal life, the Numenoreans chose a mortal life. But their lifespan was three times that of normal men (i guess 210? 240?). But by the time ROTK takes place, there are very few pure Numenoreans left.... so their lifespan has dwindled to that roughly of normal men. Aragorn is directly descended from Elendil--a pure Numenorean king.
 
Originally posted by: HokieESM
He's Numenorian (I think that's right... of the race of Numenor). When some of the Elves were given the choice between long-life in Middle Earth (and being able to go to the Havens and pass into the West) and a mortal life, the Numenoreans chose a mortal life. But their lifespan was three times that of normal men (i guess 210? 240?). But by the time ROTK takes place, there are very few pure Numenoreans left.... so their lifespan has dwindled to that roughly of normal men. Aragorn is directly descended from Elendil--a pure Numenorean king.
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Ah okay thanks for the clarification.

Another question though...

So the elves in Middle Earth aren't 100% "immortal"? I mean they age... so they just live extremely long lives that its essentially immortal?
 
So the elves in Middle Earth aren't 100% "immortal"? I mean they age... so they just live extremely long lives that its essentially immortal?
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They can die from two means. By the sword (or accident) and by grief.
 
Originally posted by: HokieESM
He's Numenorian (I think that's right... of the race of Numenor). When some of the Elves were given the choice between long-life in Middle Earth (and being able to go to the Havens and pass into the West) and a mortal life, the Numenoreans chose a mortal life. But their lifespan was three times that of normal men (i guess 210? 240?). But by the time ROTK takes place, there are very few pure Numenoreans left.... so their lifespan has dwindled to that roughly of normal men. Aragorn is directly descended from Elendil--a pure Numenorean king.
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hes one of the Dunedain
edit: which i think is of numenorain blood...
 
Originally posted by: JBAR
So the elves in Middle Earth aren't 100% "immortal"? I mean they age... so they just live extremely long lives that its essentially immortal?
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They can die from two means. By the sword (or accident) and by grief.
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Elves are eternal, meaning they will not die of "natural causes" like humans. But they are not immortal, so they can be killed.
 
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