He is referring to Aragorn and assuming he remained a virgin while waiting for Arwen. It is a fair assumption. I would be surprised if Boromir did not leave a few By-Blows behind him, but the Professor would never discuss things like this.
Jim
Especially considering the doom that Elrond laid down on him, after catching him and Arwen making eyes at each other. Something along the lines of “You shall know no woman, Elf or human, until you bear the scepter and wear the crown”. So if we assume that he just didn’t have much of an opportunity before then (he was only about 20 at the time, and had lived most of his life previously in the wilderness), and that Elrond was speaking truth (he generally does), then it follows that Aragorn wasn’t able to get any until his coronation.
Some might say that Elrond took the whole “You’re not good enough for my daughter” thing a bit far. But then, he wouldn’t be the first Elf-lord to do so.
Oh, and a minor nitpick, but folks were expected to remain chaste after marriage, too. Chastity means not having sex with anyone but one’s spouse, so it’s perfectly chaste for a married couple to go at it.
Live in Middle Earth? Nah. The Hobbits are the only lot with a halfway decent lifestyle, and I’m a wee big large to fit comfortably in a Hobbit Hole.
OK… this made me laugh out loud, long and hard.
And would I live in Middle Earth? You bet your sweet ass I would! Especially ig I can be in a position to get a little Legolas lovin’…
It concerns me that pretty much anybody in LOTR who is physically different from their index group (dwarves, elves, humans) is evil. I watched TTT with a disabilities expert who pointed out that in the light/dark conflict, light people are physically intact and many dark people (orcs, giant disembodied eye-thing, etc.) aren’t. If I were writing a paper about this, I’d look at how Frodo’s injuries are described in relation to why he leaves Middle Earth. (I’d also brush up my Silmarillion to see if this holds in that work, too). Saruman is evil but not deformed, but is there anyone deformed or differently formed who’s not evil?
Beren. Just the one hand, you know.
The Druadain (men of the woods) have somewhat different proportions than the other humans, to the extent that one of the hobbits thinks they or those like them might have been the root stock for the Orcs (a notion of which he’s quickly disabused). But in fact, the Druadain are just as good, honorable, and intelligent as the Rohirrim or Gondorians.
Back again.
Hell yes, I’d live in Middle-earth, if I had the chance. I wouldn’t mind being King Elessar or one of his knights in the early days of the Fourth Age, living in the White City and venturing forth to conquer the evil folk who outlasted Sauron’s fall. Sign me up.
I think I’d get a little bored as a rustic bumpkin Hobbit, although all the ale and cakes would certainly hit the spot.
The Elves bore me a little, too, come to think of it, although Legolas and others certainly prove their mettle as kick-ass warriors.
As noted by an earlier post… living underground, working like a dog and smooching bearded women holds little appeal for me. Wanna be a Dwarf? Not me.
Minas Tirith, here I come!