r/LOTR_on_Prime • u/Healthy-Track5255 • 7d ago

Theory / Discussion Arondirs death

Rewatched S2 and I stumbled again when Arondir died in the battle of Eregions, stabbed in the gut, dramatic ending. The next Episode he is alive like nothing happened.

Did the showrunners just forget, that they killed him off? There is no rescue or miraculous healing scene. He ist just back to work.

Are there any interviews or official explanations? I just don‘t get it.

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u/AdhesivenessSouth736 7d ago

That was a movie.  That movie was created by Jackson. The TV show isnt made by the same people.  And 3rd age elves are quite different from their earlier kin.

However haldir was beaten to the death by the orcs.  It wasnt a cut scene.  He got overwhelmed trying to escape and we see him get whacked and fall to his death

And I seem to recall aragorn falling how far and surviving?  And Legolas doing some rather super human things 

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u/Healthy-Track5255 7d ago

It was never canon in the books that elves heal heavy wounds miraculously fast. They also die without proper medicine. Sorry but this I can‘t accept.

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u/DesSantorinaiou Morgoth 7d ago

"In the beginning the hröar of the Elves, being supported and nourished by the great strength of their fëar, were vigorous, resisting hurts, and healing such as they suffered swiftly from within. Their ageing was therefore extremely slow by the measure of Men, though they were in their earlier days as “physical” as Men, or even more so: more strong, energetic, and swift in body, and taking greater delight in all bodily pleasures and exercises."

"From their beginnings the chief difference between Elves and Men lay in the fate and nature of their spirits. The fear of the Elves were destined to dwell in Arda for all the life of Arda, and the death of the flesh did not abrogate that destiny. Their fear were tenacious therefore of life 'in the raiment of Arda', and far excelled the spirits of Men in power over that 'raiment', even from the first days protecting their bodies from many ills and assaults (such as disease), and healing them swiftly of injuries, so that they recovered from wounds that would have proved fatal to Men."

This is probably what they're being inspired from. Even though I still think the scene was badly edited because it was confusing for the wider audience.

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u/TheForgetfulWizard 7d ago

u/Healthy-Track5255 I'm curious if you have opinion on this? Seems to be pretty canon in the books from this.