Melian! I forgot one of the bits from this section that really intrigued me; I'll have to include it in my next post. Speaking of why Melian stopped after having just one child:
... her powers of mind (especially foresight) became clouded by the body through which it must now always work. To have borne more children would still further have chained her and trammeled her. (p. 21)
Did Tolkien just give us a woman choosing to prioritize something over children/family??
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Date: 2021-09-06 11:57 pm (UTC)Did Tolkien just give us a woman choosing to prioritize something over children/family??