LOTR: Who Did Arwen Actually Give Her Evenstar Necklace To?

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There are many iconic props and pieces of merchandise from the Lord of the Rings trilogy, including replica swords, the One Ring on its chain, and the elven leaf of Lothlorien that clasped the fellowship’s cloaks together. But possibly one of the most recognizable and highly sought is the Evenstar necklace that Arwen gifts to her betrothed Aragorn in the movies, as a sign of her giving up her immortality to spend her lifetime with him.

In the books however, the necklace has a slightly different story. Arwen does gift Aragorn a precious jewel, which is given to him by Galadriel in Lothlorien when she gives her treasures to each member of the fellowship, and she tells the future king ‘I have nothing greater to give you than what has already been given’ In this, she refers of course to her granddaughter Arwen’s heart, which belongs to Aragorn, as his belongs to her. Although he is offered the love of others throughout the journey ahead, he remains true to his elven bride. The jewel that she has set aside for him in the woodland realm is actually a crested eagle, with a green emerald set in the middle known as the Elfstone, which was taken with Earendil to the Undying Lands after the fall of Numenor, and returned to Middle Earth by Gandalf when he came across to the world in physical form.

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So what is the Evenstar necklace from the movies, and why did Peter Jackson make it so significant? Well, Arwen is known by her people as Arwen Evenstar, and is said to be a fair and beautiful likeness to Luthien herself, whom Arwen’s line is descended from. This became an apt name for the necklace she wears, and gifts to a very precious person. Interestingly, this person is