What do you think is the most romantic lovestory told in all of tolkien's books?

Question

Give a couple (i.e. aragorn-arwen, faramir-eowyn, melian-thingol, etc...) and then explain why is it for you the most interesting love story.

Answer 1

It would have to be the unrequited love story between Eowyn and Aragorn. Although it was implied in the movie version that Aragorn had feelings for Eowyn, there is really no hints of that in the book. Eowyn's love remained unreturned because Aragorn was committed with his love for Arwen.

Eowyn's love was indeed painful, heartbroken and sad.

The unrequited love story of Eowyn and Aragon was also incorporated in the main books while the love story of Arwen and Aragorn was just in the appendix stories, signalling that the unrequited story was given more prominence and importance that Arwen's and Aragorn's.

Update.

The truth is, the story of Arwen and Aragorn was based on Tolkien's own love story with his wife Edith. It sums up the union of Arwen's and Aragorn's ancestors Luthien and Beren. Luthien was an elf princess who married a human warrior. Tolkien modeled Luthien after his wife Edith.

Answer 2

I would opt for the Aragorn-Arwen love story. My reason for this is that it took a lot of courage on Arwen's part to marry into the race of Man. Remember that she belonged to the more superior race of Elves. I read the 3 books through and through, even "The Hobbit," and enjoyed every moment of it. What we can't see & feel on screen is right there in the pages of Tolkien's books. Yes, Arwen lived longer than Aragorn did, too long for her comfort in fact. She lived and lost her elfhood bit by bit, as the race of Man flourished in Middle Earth. She lived and saw many generations of man come and go, and I can only say that she must have felt lonely being far away from her people. And all this because she followed her heart, instead of Elrond's advice.
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Sorry to Roche, but I don't think prominence has anything to do with this. I hope you don't take offense. When I read the Appendix, I was actually shocked when Tolkien finally revealed the destiny of Arwen, that I wished he should have kept quiet about it. And yes, you are correct that the Aragorn-Arwen story wasn't given much prominence in the central story. But then again, that made it all the more better, and tragic, for Arwen. I think Tolkien was settling for effect when he "saved the best for last." We were swept up in the battle scenes, the excitement, the twists & turns, and the more down-to-earth cares of the characters, that when the end finally came, Tolkien once again took us down the path of Myth, Fantasy & Romanticism where he drew his power.

Eowyn's love for Aragorn is more down-to-earth, that's why we feel close to it. It happens everyday. But Arwen's love takes on a mythical quality, something which doesn't often happen in the human world. Were I Arwen, I'd curse myself for being in such a predicament.

Answer 3

Eowyn of Rohan 's love for Aragorn, which she can never give expression to.It add a little twist to the story.Hope this helps