LOTR: Why Did Arwen Choose Not To Be Buried Beside Aragorn?
Arguably one of the most controversial and highly debated aspects of the Lord of the Rings stories is the love triangle that exists between Aragorn, Arwen, and Eowyn. Aragorn is one of the most heroic characters in the franchise. He is noble and kind in his treatment of others, as well as selfless and admirable, so it’s easy to see why the two women would fall for him.
Eowyn, on one hand, is a brave and fierce human maiden, which makes her seem like the ideal choice for Aragorn. However, she is also very young and hasn’t seen much in the ways of the world beyond the tragedy and the struggle that has followed her and her brother in Rohan. Arwen, meanwhile, is an elf maiden, and the light of her people. She has much more to lose in order to be with the man whom she loves, but also has a lot in common with Aragorn’s upbringing, as he was raised among the elves of Rivendell.
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Ultimately, Peter Jackson’s directorial choice to bring the story of Arwen and Aragorn out of the Appendices and into the main narrative of the Lord of the Rings was an unpopular one. Ultimately, it turned Arwen’s character into what lots of fans deem as a weak-willed, wallowing woman who simply lay down to die and accept her fate, rather than fighting for what was right like Eowyn did. And this bleak and awful portrayal of Arwen is furthered long after the films, as within Tolkien’s own story, her fate is just as miserable. This is touched upon in the movies, when her father Elrond warns her of a vision he has seen, of her wasting away beside Aragorn’s grave into despair and heartbreak, when he inevitably dies as a mortal man.
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