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[aragorn_reader]

Elessar". . . yet at last he felt the approach of old age and knew that the span of his life-days was drawing to an end . . . I am the last of the Numenoreans and the latest King of the Elder Days; and to me has been given not only a span thrice that of Men of Middle-earth, but also the grace to go at my will, and give back the gift. Now,

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[_grievousangel]

This is probably going to sound really inane, but he makes a magnificent and gracious corpse! That really didn't come out right - he makes you believe that he was the King of Men for many years and ruled well and the grief when he died was deep and long-lasting.

Magnificent & graceful corpse

[aragorn_reader]

Tolkien writes that, at his death, his youth, manhood, wisdom, and majesty were revealed, which is pretty much what you said. Maybe substitute graceful for gracious corpse, and then it's nearly exactly what Tolkien said about the grace of his youth revealed.

*putting away my book now*

He had a long and full life, and prob. no quality of life issues toward the end. He was truly blessed.