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Tolkien family life was generally lived on the genteel side of poverty. However, the situation worsened in 1904, when Mabel Tolkien was diagnosed as having diabetes, usually fatal in those pre-insulin days. She died on 14 November of that year leaving the two orphaned boys effectively destitute.
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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 ...
Jul 7, 2024 · Death and Immortality in Middle-earth is a collection of the proceedings of the 29th Tolkien Society Seminar held in Leeds in 2016. The book was published by The Tolkien Society in 2017 under the auspices of the Peter Roe Memorial Fund.
Then Tolkien died in September 1973, and in the following year Carpenter produced for BBC Radio Oxford a program on Tolkien’s life, “The Road Goes Ever On,” put together by Ann Bonsor, who recorded a number of interviews with Tolkien’s friends and family members.
Recall that although the Second Prophecy of Mandos officially disappears from the legendarium after The Lord of the Rings, the connection between Túrin and Orion and the final battle of Melkor does remain in bits and pieces. Clearly this was a powerful image for Tolkien, and one that he was reluctant to abandon.
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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.
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THE LETTERS OF J. R. R. TOLKIEN A selection edited by Humphrey Carpenter with the assistance of Christopher Tolkien London GEORGE ALLEN & UNWIN Boston Sydney
