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Gwaihir the Windlord · 08-07-2000, 01:35 AM

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Re: When Elves are slain... (Glorfindel)

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When an elf dies, his fea (spirit) does not return to the halls of Illuvitar outside the Circles of the World, such as those of Men do. Istead, it travels to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor to await rebirth.
Depending on the life they lived, the amount of time the fea spends in the Halls varies. But eventually, the Valar will release it.
The fea then recreates the physical body out of memory. Though there is a catch; the reborn elf is thereafter bonded to the Undying Lands, never to return to the shores of Middle-Earth.

Glorfindel was the only exception. He died in such great honour in battle with a Balrog (which was also slain), that he was released from the Halls of Mandos quite quickly and was the only elf to be permitted to return to Middle-Earth.

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08-07-2000, 01:35 AM	#5
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 0</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: When Elves are slain... (Glorfindel) I can perhaps answwer this more clearly <img src=smile.gif ALT=""> . When an elf dies, his fea (spirit) does not return to the halls of Illuvitar outside the Circles of the World, such as those of Men do. Istead, it travels to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor to await rebirth. Depending on the life they lived, the amount of time the fea spends in the Halls varies. But eventually, the Valar will release it. The fea then recreates the physical body out of memory. Though there is a catch; the reborn elf is thereafter bonded to the Undying Lands, never to return to the shores of Middle-Earth. Glorfindel was the only exception. He died in such great honour in battle with a Balrog (which was also slain), that he was released from the Halls of Mandos quite quickly and was the only elf to be permitted to return to Middle-Earth. </p>Edited by <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000022>Gwaihir the Windlord</A>  <IMG SRC=http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg BORDER=0 WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10> at: 8/7/00 3:37:50 am