Posted: November 03, 1999 at 16:48:15: by Jon
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: : : : : Did Galadriel have any children? Sounds like a stupid question to me because she was one of the first of the Noldor to come to Middle-earth and must have been married to Celeborn for an awfully long time. I cannot, though, for the life of me remember if any of her children (if she has any) are named or descibed.: : : : : If she doesn't have any then I must venture to ask this: I don't really know too much about Roman Catholic values but is it possible that Tolkien made her c>
Transfer interrupted! , so to speak, in a sense, if you know what I mean???: : : : she did. at least one, possibly more. the certain one, according to the geneologies, is celebrian (who later married elrond, i believe). also a possibility, according to one story (given in unfinished tales), is that amroth was also born of galadriel and celeborn, but since other versions contradict this, it's not stated as a fact. : : : Does anybody have any idea, why, despite the very long lives of the Elves, they did not have numerous children. Could it be that there is a connection to the reincarnation principle, wherby Elves could be born again, and maybe, if there weren't any souls around wiating to be reincarnated, there simply weren't any births? : : Shadowfax, : : When elves are reincarnated they are not done in the Hindu sense where they are reborn, they are actually eventually put back into their adult bodies, a la Glorfindel. Every elf (save Fëanor) is eventually reincarnated with all his/her memories etc. So few births really didn't have to do with lack of souls. : : Jon : always? : suppose an Elf is killed in battle or by other violent action. He/she can't return to the same body because it is destroyed or too damaged to support life. Unless a new adult body can be created by some divine intervention, those Elves would have to be re-born. I'm pretty sure (99%, have to look it up though) that the elves are ALWAYS reincarnated into new (adult) bodies. Even those who have intact bodies. Jon
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