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(among the Eldar, and especially among the Noldor) were usually most responsible for healing. Elrond's gift as a healer is therefore unusual, and is probably due in part to the Ring Vilya, mightiest of the Three. Tolkien did write that great healers abstained from war and hunting, however, as these activities diminished their power to heal, and in the Third Age Elrond seems to have been less a warrior than of old. He and Arwen therefore may have achieved a great deal between them. Although the Yavannildi were responsible for making lembas, most cooking among the Noldor (whose culture seems to have prevailed in Imladris) was done by the men, not the women. So Arwen probably spent relatively little time in the kitchens and she would not have overseen the household staff. Elven women were most closely associated with outdoor activities and related skills, such as agriculture and "spinning, weaving, fashioning, and adornment of all threads and cloths". They were not just laborers, they were weavers and tailors, and doubtless were equivalent to masters of these crafts among Men. Elven women were also most often the musicians among their peoples, but all we seem to see of Arwen and music in The Lord of the Rings is her song to Elbereth. She secretly (though probably not in devious or deceptive secrecy) weaves the great standard for Aragorn which he unveils in Gondor. What she does throughout her life is a mystery, and some people seem upset that Peter Jackson might portray her as adventurous and rogueish. Well, Elven women could and sometimes did use weapons. It would not necessarily be uncharacteristic for the descendant of Luthien and Idril, both of whom showed initiative and courage, to carry a sword when she passed through dangerous lands. But she does not seem to be a warrior. An enchantress, much like Luthien, would be a better extrapolation for Arwen. For one thing, her choice to become mortal would seem all the more tragic if she gave up also her special powers, the sub-creational abilities which Elves naturally possessed. For those fanfic authors who may feel the urge to write about Arwen's adventures, we only know a little about her travels. She apparently was not in Imladris from the years 2933 through 2950. When she went to Lothlorien is unknown. Aragorn met her in Imladris in 2951 (probably in Spring or Summer) and he encountered her again in Lothlorien in

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