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But Angband would be a living Hell, a very different thing to a hell for the soul or spirit. I also tend to view Mandos as more like purgatory
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Mandos as a purgatory is something I can live with
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I doubt that:
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Originally Posted by Letter #211
The indestructibility of spirits with free wills, even by the Creator of them, is also an inevitable feature, if one either believes in their existence, or feigns it in a story.
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In fact,can we call it a Fea if we are talking about one of the Ainur? Or do the terms Fea and Hroa only apply to Incarnates, i.e. Elves, Men, Dwarves? In the Osanwe-kenta Tolkien makes a clear distinction between the Ainur and the 'Incarnates'.
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I believe the difference lies only in orders of magnitude; in the text you refer to it is also stated that:
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Pengolodh says that all minds (sama, pl. samar) are equal in status, though they differ in capacity and strength.
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and from the context it is understood that he referrs to ainu-level and Incarnates too. The term fea is translated as spirit; the valar and the maiar are also referred to as spirits in the Silmarillion.