Elven Marital Customs

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Summary

An explanation of the cultural and moral constraints regarding marriage and bodily autonomy among the Elves.

Elven Marital Customs

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Prohibitions and Nature

There is no record of Elves taking another’s spouse by force, as such an act is deemed entirely contrary to their nature.

Consequences of Coercion

Any individual subjected to such force would have rejected their bodily life and passed to Mandos.

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there is no record of any among the Elves that took another’s spouse by force; for this was wholly against their nature, and one so forced would have rejected bodily life and passed to Mandos.