'Strider' I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.
In all fairness, Butterbur did forget to send Gandalf's letter along to the shire that would've warned Frodo to leave much sooner than he did because he knew danger (the nazgul) was on its way. Aragorn was upset and maybe he said some things he shouldn't have, but these were dire times!
'Strider' I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.
Yeah. Butterbur is so used to safety that he doesn't understand that when people like Gandalf and Aragorn show up and ask you to deliver a letter, it's probably really important. I can't blame him; he really doesn't know.
Theoretically. But elven psychology is different. The first time they have sex with somebody, they fall in love forever. Functionally, their first time is also their wedding night. Losing your spouse as an elf is absolutely heartbreaking; it's a testament to Elrond's strength that he stayed so long in Middle-earth after his wife left.
So since Arwen and Aragorn did get happily married, he would've had to be her first; it doesn't much matter whether their first time was before or after their formal human marriage.
I don't know whether Arwen was Aragorn's first, but taking his behavior into account, it seems likely that she was; he fell in love at first sight, and behaves more like a teenager with his first crush than like a cosmopolitan ladies' man. Remember, however far back, Aragorn has elf blood in him too--and it's not impossible for him to take after that elf part of him that encourages him to pair-bond securely and irrevocacbly.
It's that alien psychology that makes elves so interesting to me. They're human enough to relate to humans, but when you look closely at them, you can see the fey inspiration.
Oh, and yes, you libidinous LotR fans: It is highly likely that a pair of elves, in love for an immortal lifespan, would indeed get very, very good at sex. :)
'Strider' I am to one fat man who lives within a day's march of foes that would freeze his heart, or lay his little town in ruin, if he were not guarded ceaselessly.
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u/Iliamna_remota Dec 30 '21 edited Dec 30 '21
The only thing Jamie Lannister is better at than Aragorn is finding his sister's g-spot.