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in 2980. Elrond sent for her in 3009. She may have usually spent 30 or 40 years in either land. In "Many Meetings" we are told that Arwen had yet been seen by few mortals when Frodo first laid eyes on her in 3018 at Imladris, so she either had few dealings with the Dunedain or only met a few of the Dunedain on any regular basis. Of course, a dedicated fanfic author will want to learn as much as possible about the Elves, how they lived and travelled, and the variations in customs which existed among them. It's not possible to go into all such matters here. Lastly, one aspect of Arwen which Tolkien discussed at great length in his letters was Arwen's ability to look into the hearts of others. She was the first to perceive Frodo's spiritual distress, and it was her plan to send Frodo over Sea. She appealed to Gandalf on Frodo's behalf. She was not simply clever but wise and should not have been easily fooled by anyone or anything. Returning to Aragorn, a few more points should be made. First of all, when an adjective is needed, dunadan is appropriate, not dunedain. Hence, one speaks of the dunadan realms, not the dunedain realms. And this is an Anglicization, not necessarily true Elvish. The Kingdom of Arnor was established by Elendil, High King of the Dunedain-in-Exile, and he was succeeded by nine more High Kings. Arthedain was that portion of Arnor which was ruled by the descendants of the eldest Line of Isildur, the only one of three to survive after the division of Arnor. In 1349 of the Third Age Argeleb I claimed authority over all of Arnor's former extent, but his claim was rejected by the chieftains and lords of the people in Rhudaur, the eastern kingdom. Cardolan's people appear to have accepted Arthedain's king, and Arnor was therefore re-established in law if not properly in name. After the war of 1409, in which Rhudaur as utterly destroyed and Cardolan was overrun, Arthedain and Arnor became synonymous and it is appropriate to refer to the kingdom as Arnor. Aragorn was not the last descendant of Isildur, either. Both of his grandfathers were descendants of Aranarth, the first Chieftain of the Dunedain of the North. Halbarad was Aragorn's kinsman, which may or may not mean he was descended from Isildur. But it's highly probable there were a fair number of

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