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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.
Tolkien is unclear on this. In "Laws and Customs", he suggests that, in the vast majority of cases, Elves are reborn through childbirth, and therefore get new bodies: A houseless feä that chose or was permitted to return to life re-entered the incarnate world through child-birth. Only thus could it return.
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.
She comes to the Halls of Mandos where Beren has been waiting for her. She convinces Mandos to make her mortal and they are both sent back to Beleriand where they still live for a while and even have a son, Dior (one of the ancestors of Aragorn). So really both of them have died twice.
- Arrival in Middle-Earth
- Early Vigilance
- Quest For Erebor
- Return of The Shadow
- War of The Ring
- End of The Order
During the Third Age, while Sauron's 'dark spirit of malice' was increasing over Middle-earth, the Valar chose the Istari, missionaries from among the Maiar, to go to Middle-earth and help the peoples. Manwë selected Olórin, who, at first, did not wish to go, as he feared Sauron. However, Manwë said that it was all the more reason why he should go....
Around T.A. 1100, the Istari and the Eldar discovered that some evil entity resided at Dol Guldur in Mirkwood. Dark shapes moved in the forest and evil began to multiply in the woods. Some thought a Nazgûlhad returned to torment the world, or some new evil was arising. Gandalf was unsure, and feared that perhaps Sauron himself might have returned. ...
Gandalf would visit the Shire occasionally and participate in the Midsummer-eve parties of the Old Took where he impressed young Hobbits with his fireworks, and his stories about Dragons, Goblins and princesses. He was thus known to be "responsible for so many quiet lads and lasses going off into the Blue for mad adventures". He also met a relative...
Despite the Council's hopes, Sauron was not weakened by this attack. He had foreseen the move that drove him from Mirkwood, and his retreat was but a feint. Ten years after the attack, Sauron declared himself openly in Mordor in 2951 and rebuilt Barad-dûr. The White Council met for one last time in 2953 to debate about the Rings of Power. Saruman q...
Gandalf returned to the Shire on 12 April T.A. 3018 and proved to Frodo that Bilbo's ring was the ancient One Ring which the Dark Power of Mordor was looking for. He told Frodo that he gathered much of this information by interrogating the creature Gollum. Frodo exclaimed that Gollum should have been killed, however Gandalf speculated that perhaps ...
In Minas Tirith, Gandalf and the remaining members of the Fellowship reunited. At the coronation of King Elessar, Gandalf, at Aragorn's request, set the crown upon the King’s head, and declared "Now come the days of the King, and may they be blessed while the thrones of the Valar endure!". Thus Gandalf ushered in the new age of men. After the coron...
Aragorn ruled Gondor and (the renewed) Arnor until he died (willingly) of old age, leaving the crown to his only son Eldarion (whose name means roughly 'Scion of Elves'). There were some daughters too.
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Aug 23, 2024 · After his first wife died, from passing the majority of her life into Fëanor,:237 and refused to be re-embodied, Finwë was permitted to marry again. This was pronounced by Námo as the ' Statute of Finwë and Míriel '.
