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Originally Posted by mormegil
That is something I enjoy about Tolkien, his heroes are more believable.
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Well, you are in for a surprise:
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Originally Posted by Appendix: The converse of Manwe and Eru, Atrabeth Finrod ah Andreth, HoME X
The resurrection of the body (at least as far as Elves were concerned) was in a sense incorporeal. But while it could pass physical barriers at will, it could at will oppose a barrier to matter. If you touched a resurrected body you felt it. Or if it willed it could simply elude you - disappear. Its position in space was at will
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The position of the body of the resurrected elves was at their will - how about that? Also note that Chris says in the text that this appears to be part of Tolkien's last and stable view on Glorfindel.