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Old 14-June-2007, 06:19 PM
Matherly Matherly is offline
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Originally Posted by Delvo View Post
like in The Return of the King when Aragorn's necklace with the metal thing hanging on the front of it falls to the floor, and the metal shatters into many tiny pieces!
Well... that was symbolic of Arwen choosing to follow her human heritage over her elven heritage. She was now mortal, and if Sauron rose to dominate Middle-Earth she would have no refuge in the West. That realization helps to drive Aragorn to walk the Paths of the Dead.
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