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Old 11-27-2003, 10:47 PM   #8
Elladan and Elrohir
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One small point for your consideration: Tolkien pointed out in one of his Letters (I can't for the life of me remember which one or the exact quote) that the idea of Death being a "Gift" to Men was an Elvish one. Basically, he said that we see things in the Silmarillion from the perspective of the Elves, who see Death as the "Gift of Men."

So, death is not necessarily "the gift of the One to Men," as Arwen said.
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