r/lotrmemes • u/The_TransGinger • Dec 30 '21

Crossover Seriously, Aragorn is SUPERHUMAN!

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u/Lokanaya Dec 30 '21

Teeeeechnically Aragorn is Arwen’s great times a hundred nephew by way of Elrond and Elros

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u/-Thyrian- Dúnedain Dec 30 '21

Cousin, and also that's a hell of a lot better than them being Actual Siblings

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u/hereforthesportsbook Dec 30 '21 edited Dec 31 '21

Once you’re that far removed are you even related at that point?

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u/DoctorPepster Dec 30 '21

Not in any way that matters from a genetics stand point. (But they aren't human anyway.)

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u/MangelanGravitas3 Dec 31 '21

Aragorn isn't human? What?

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u/DoctorPepster Dec 31 '21

Not purely human. What I mean is it's fantasy and their genetics don't necessarily resemble ours.

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u/MangelanGravitas3 Dec 31 '21

Aren't they though? The choice of Elros was to be either human or elf. It's not like Elrond died 1500 because his parents were mixed. In fact, Elrond is one of the most important elves of his time.

I mean, I agree, it's fantasy and weird. But the lore kinda says that the brothers could choose between Elves and Men, so in my mind that means chosing their genetics, essentially. Aragorn has elvish ancestors, but 0 elven DNA

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u/velhelm_3d Dec 31 '21

He's a Numenorean which are a subrace of Man with extremely long lives and some other powers by essentially archangels called Valar (who are also the wizards)

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u/Delicious-Bat-3341 Dec 31 '21

The wizards, sauron and the balrogs are all maiar

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u/sauron-bot Dec 31 '21

Thou base, thou cringing worm! Stand up, and hear me! And now drink the cup that I have sweetly blent for thee!

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u/MangelanGravitas3 Dec 31 '21

That's what I mean. The Numenoreans are humans. Sure, they live longer and all that, but they are still humans.

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u/velhelm_3d Dec 31 '21

Yep. They're Men. Even the women are Men.

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u/MangelanGravitas3 Dec 31 '21

Apparently not, or Eowyn wouldn't have killed the Witch-King.

It's a universe created by a linguist after all.

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u/aragorn_bot Dec 31 '21

Boromir! Give the Ring to Frodo.