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23 May 07 - 14:54

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).

Ianna Marid

23 May 07 - 14:56

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."

WinterTabby Horla

23 May 07 - 15:04

Eh that's not a spoiler, it's in the Silmarillion.

Nothing to see here, move along.

Ianna Marid

23 May 07 - 15:08

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."

Sentynel One with The Other Place

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23 May 07 - 16:06

!wobniaR wrote: 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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Ianna Marid

23 May 07 - 17:53

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."

Post Higher Spirit

25 May 07 - 10:15

Ianna wrote: 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

rubberchickenben Marid

26 May 07 - 22:59

Sentynel wrote:
!wobniaR wrote: 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.

I wish I were a cat-dragon

Post Higher Spirit

27 May 07 - 05:40

Their still related to you, Maybe a few hundred times removed.

Shame of the Super Son

Luciene Higher Spirit

28 May 07 - 01:22

Post wrote:
Ianna wrote: 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.

Post Higher Spirit

28 May 07 - 03:46

It's strange, You can make out what is Tolkien and what is not. Flashes of Brilliance in otherwise bland pages.

Shame of the Super Son

!wobniaR Mouler

29 May 07 - 13:06

Ianna wrote:Still, it's neat to see the connections.

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

Post Higher Spirit

29 May 07 - 13:35

If you still haven't had enough after the Nth Movie, Game, Ripoff. Yes.

Shame of the Super Son

Ianna Marid

29 May 07 - 14:31

wrote: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."

!wobniaR Mouler

31 May 07 - 13:32

In that case it's time to eye mum's credit card.

You can't get anything from bookstores these days. It's Amazon this, Amazon that.

Post Higher Spirit

31 May 07 - 13:59

If you want something Obscure, yes. Amazon. The Silmarillion? Bookstore.

Shame of the Super Son

Sentynel One with The Other Place

admin

31 May 07 - 14:41

Amazon is awesome. I buy pretty much everything from it. So much easier than going to a real shop which probably won't have it anyway and will charge twice as much.

Ianna Marid

31 May 07 - 16:20

Amazon is the best place to get books.

It's cheaper and has a larger selection (obviously).

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

!wobniaR Mouler

1 Jun 07 - 10:36

Amazon kind of annoys me because I ordered from them once and it came 2 weeks late -___-

But it's really hard to get books here because I live in China and everything is Chinese. The English books we get are the really popular ones.

Sentynel One with The Other Place

admin

1 Jun 07 - 13:24

!wobniaR wrote: Amazon kind of annoys me because I ordered from them once and it came 2 weeks late -___-

But it's really hard to get books here because I live in China and everything is Chinese. The English books we get are the really popular ones.

If that happens, you just email them about it and they'll refund your shipping costs.

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