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The White CouncilRe: Age and Marriage among the EldarTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Age and Marriage among the EldarTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Cuiviar on August 15, 1999 at 13:12:57 In Reply to: Re: Age and Marriage among the Eldar posted by Jon on August 15, 1999 at 12:18:05:
Could you be more specific as to what you mean here? In the actual essay, Tolkien does not specify either. I assumed that he meant 50 sun years, since many sentences (such as: "For at the end of the third year mortal children began to outstrip the Elves" ) seem to be talking about the same type of year for humans and elves. Or are you suggesting that Tolkien was speaking in terms of tree years for the elves? - which would assume that after 30 (approx) sun years, an elf would still look like a 3 year old man? I agree that the elves of Middle Earth, especially the exiled Noldor, were not average elves. I suppose the matter of elven growth and age still confuses me at this point. ...........
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