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Interesting Tid Bits; Random bits of information : D
Topic Started: May 23 2007, 02:54 PM (1,823 Views)
!wobniaR
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Most of you probably know this already, but Aragorn and Arwen are cousins.

Elrond's twin brother El-something chose mortality because he has half elven and founded the Numenoreans. Aragorn is supposedly a direct descendant, so he'd be Arwen's cousing 63 or 64 times removed (haven't counted for myself).
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Ianna
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Well, that's kind of common in Lord of the Rings.

*SPOILER WARNING FOR Children of Hurin and the Sil*







I mean, Turin and his sister got married in JRR Tolkien's newest book.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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Eh that's not a spoiler, it's in the Silmarillion.
Nothing to see here, move along.
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Ianna
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I know. I suppose I should have put that for the Sil too.

But it's still a spoiler for people who've only read The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings.


"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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!wobniaR
May 23 2007, 03:54 PM
Most of you probably know this already, but Aragorn and Arwen are cousins.

Elrond's twin brother El-something chose mortality because he has half elven and founded the Numenoreans. Aragorn is supposedly a direct descendant, so he'd be Arwen's cousing 63 or 64 times removed (haven't counted for myself).

Pick an average person on the street and you'll probably be that closely related to them at least.
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Still, it's neat to see the connections.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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Ianna
May 23 2007, 08:26 PM
I mean, Turin and his sister got married in JRR Tolkien's newest book.

It's not his book, his Son wrote it using his notes.
Shame of the Super Son
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May 23 2007, 10:06 AM
!wobniaR
May 23 2007, 03:54 PM
Most of you probably know this already, but Aragorn and Arwen are cousins.

Elrond's twin brother El-something chose mortality because he has half elven and founded the Numenoreans. Aragorn is supposedly a direct descendant, so he'd be Arwen's cousing 63 or 64 times removed (haven't counted for myself).

Pick an average person on the street and you'll probably be that closely related to them at least.

Not in Ottawa. Talk about immigrants.
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Their still related to you, Maybe a few hundred times removed.
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May 25 2007, 06:15 AM
Ianna
May 23 2007, 08:26 PM
I mean, Turin and his sister got married in JRR Tolkien's newest book.

It's not his book, his Son wrote it using his notes.

I refuse to read anything by Chris. Re-reading The Silmarillion, I find it so...tedious.
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It's strange, You can make out what is Tolkien and what is not. Flashes of Brilliance in otherwise bland pages.
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Ianna
May 23 2007, 05:53 PM
Still, it's neat to see the connections.

I agree. Once, I saw this family tree showing how Aragorn was like 0.0002--% Maiar.

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May 25 2007, 06:15 AM
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May 23 2007, 08:26 PM
I mean, Turin and his sister got married in JRR Tolkien's newest book.

It's not his book, his Son wrote it using his notes.

I refuse to read anything by Chris. Re-reading The Silmarillion, I find it so...tedious.

I've never read the Silmarillion. Is it worth reading?
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QUOTE (Post @ May 25 2007, 06:15 AM)
QUOTE (Ianna @ May 23 2007, 08:26 PM)
I mean, Turin and his sister got married in JRR Tolkien's newest book.

It's not his book, his Son wrote it using his notes.

I refuse to read anything by Chris. Re-reading The Silmarillion, I find it so...tedious.

I've never read the Silmarillion. Is it worth reading?


Yes, it is.

And I suppose that's true, but I read some lines that are distinctly Tolkien.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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