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Galorme · 11-17-2002, 11:53 AM

I don’t believe he can be killed in the traditional sense. They did kill him I believe, in that they executed him by destroying his body, and then thrust his spirit from Arda. If its the end of the world I assume his newly made body would be destroyed again, and he would die yet again. But now there is not enough time left before the end to get his power back, and he is effectively "dead" in the same way Sauron was, in that he can never reincarnate.

Edit: before someone else says it I will just say that Tolkien abandoned this idea towards the end of his life.

[ November 17, 2002: Message edited by: Galorme ]

11-17-2002, 11:53 AM	#4
Galorme Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Posts: 337	I don’t believe he can be killed in the traditional sense. They did kill him I believe, in that they executed him by destroying his body, and then thrust his spirit from Arda. If its the end of the world I assume his newly made body would be destroyed again, and he would die yet again. But now there is not enough time left before the end to get his power back, and he is effectively "dead" in the same way Sauron was, in that he can never reincarnate. Edit: before someone else says it I will just say that Tolkien abandoned this idea towards the end of his life. [ November 17, 2002: Message edited by: Galorme ] __________________ Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come!