Arwen — The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Character Profile

About Arwen

Elven princess who chooses mortality for love.

Arwen — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Other

Abilities

Healing, Starlight magic, Swordsmanship, Sacrifice

• Strength: 5/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 9/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 7/10

Affiliations

• Tolkien's legendarium

Arwen's Known Relations

• Elrond — Father
• Celebrían — Mother
• Aragorn — Spouse
• Eldarion — Child
• Elrohir — Sibling
• Elladan — Sibling
• Sauron — Enemy

Arwen appears in 3 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Liv Tyler

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (3)

• Arwen — related — Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Arwen — Romantic Lovers — Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)

  Their love motivates Arwen's painful decision about leaving Middle-earth.

  During his apparent death, Aragorn has visions of Arwen, while Arwen is told that he will not return.

• Arwen — Family Father And Daughter — Elrond (Hugo Weaving)

  Elrond tries to protect Arwen from the cost of mortal love.

  In Rivendell, Elrond tells Arwen that Aragorn will not return and warns that she would outlive him by thousands of years.

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