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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
She has received redemption ~ to fade seems impossible now...
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I wonder... *cough* Yes, I'm still following the threads here. Hopefully you'll permit a long-past minor member of the cast to put in his two pence.
Anyway, I wonder from a canonical perspective if redemption equals the impossibility of fading. Something about this notion feels off for me, and since the spirit of Tolkien is the aim of things here, I feel duty-bound to bring it up. If I'm lucky, it might stir the creative spirit a little.
Fading, with the Elves, is their natural course and path, and I think it can be argued that a refusal to fade would be a denial of redemption. This was the sin of Celebrimbor, in making the Rings of Power, and this sin being exploited is what led to Sauron creating the One Ring. It is notable, I think, to note what Galadriel says after she manages to refuse the Ring:
"I pass the test. I will
diminish, and go into the West, and remain Galadriel."
(my paraphrase. Emphasis on "diminish" is also mine)
It seems to me that if Avarien has been redeemed, then she would be able to fade, allowed to fade. To make the analogy with the younger children, she's able to lay down her burden like Aragorn (last of the "real" Númenóreans). Whereas Aragorn, a Man, dies, an Elf would fade.
At least... that's my gut reaction to the matter.