Arothir, it is possible that Tolkien came up with that notion (that the idea of a Last Battle was the invention of Men) at some stage, as he came up with quite a few strange and implausible ideas over the years, that didn't fit in with his work and which he abandoned as reject thoughts; however it was not implemented if he did consider it (it is also quite likely that you have somehow do the wrong impression, of course...). The Dagor Dagorath is real, it is the end of Arda, and you can sense that it will happen throughout everything in the books.
(In reply to Socialist -- in the Last Battle, strange things are quite likely to happen... they will happen. What they are is unknown, but the fea of a Man returning to Ea is not at all an inconcievable possibility amongst the others.)
[ September 02, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]
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