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Source The Tolkien Gateway and Wikipedia. 6 Carpenter H.: JRR Tolkien: A Biography, London, George Allen & Unwin, p. 169 ©2020 Denis Bridoux 2 denisbridoux@yahoo.com He actually was about 12 and a half years old when the event happened, as Rivendell was one of the four watercolour illustrations commissioned for the American edition of The Hobbit, and painted between May 11th and July 29th, 1937.
J. R. R. Tolkien repeatedly dealt with the theme of death and immortality in Middle-earth. He stated directly that the "real theme" of The Lord of the Rings was "Death and Immortality." [T 1] In Middle-earth, Men are mortal, while Elves are immortal. One of his stories, The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen, explores the willing choice of death through ...
Sep 1, 2015 · An Elf who dies (whether they are in Valinor or Middle-Earth) goes to the halls of Mandos. After a certain time (to be determined by Mandos, its different for each case) they are returned to life in Valinor. For example, Luthien decided to live a mortal life with Beren upon her release.
Jul 29, 2024 · "Stories – frankly, human stories are always about one thing – death. The inevitability of death," The Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien told a BBC documentary in 1968, as he tried to explain...
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Aug 27, 2013 · Gollum had it for almost 500 years, obtained it by force, used it for evil, lost it unwillingly, and was without it for close on 80 years at his death. Obviously, in the light of Gandalf's statement, it's going to take longer for the effects of the Ring to wear off both Bilbo and Gollum.
Jan 17, 2020 · Christopher Tolkien, who curated his father's unpublished writings into multiple volumes about the history of Middle-earth, has died at age 95.
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Reincarnation permits Elves to fulfill their intended roles in the divine order, provides a measure of justice for their undeserved sufferings and deaths, and offers consolation to the bereaved. Late in life, Tolkien became increasingly dissatisfied with idea of Elvish reincarnation.
