[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

It's the deceptive nature of prophecy. He made the common mistake of assuming he knew the full meaning of it.

You're right, there's a little breathing room in there for still a third meaning. But I think there's a difference between Mortal Man and Living Man. Both Elves and Humans fall into the latter category. Elves are divided into male and female as well, as are dwarves, hobbits... if he'd thought of it from that angle he'd have not been so confident, as that left half the continent able to smite him.

It seems he was too sure of himself to look as closely as you did at the wording! You might have fared better with the prediction (or curled into a ball realizing it could mean any number of things). Have you thought of changing your name to Malbeth?

[img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Maril