Overview
Arwen’s choice mirrors that of Lúthien Tinúviel: love over the long life of the Elves. Her decision gives Aragorn’s kingship a personal cost and ties the Third Age back to the oldest tale in the legendarium.
- Ancestry
- Daughter of Elrond; granddaughter of Galadriel and Celeborn; descendant of Lúthien.
Biography
The Evenstar
Arwen was the daughter of Elrond and Celebrían, called Undómiel, the Evenstar of her people.
Meeting Aragorn
She met Aragorn in Rivendell and they pledged to one another, though Elrond would only consent to a king of both Gondor and Arnor.
The choice
After Sauron’s fall she wed Aragorn and accepted the fate of mortal Men, dying at last in Lothlórien.
Relationships
Places
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
Related entries
CharacterAragorn
The heir of Isildur, raised in Rivendell in secret, who becomes King Elessar and reunites the kingdoms of Gondor and Arnor.
CharacterElrond
Lord of Rivendell, keeper of the Elven-ring Vilya, loremaster and healer, and foster-father of Aragorn.
CharacterGaladriel
An Elven-queen of the Noldor, wielder of Nenya, and one of the wisest and most powerful figures remaining in Middle-earth.