Yes! Necromancer, I confirm that. I have read Tolkien's statement on it.
Here's one:
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Very notable is "Glorfindel tells of his ancestry in Gondolin". Years later, long after the publication of The Lord of the Rings, my father gave a great deal of thought to the matter of Glorfindel, and at that time he wrote: "[The use of Glorfindel] in LotR is one of the cases of the somewhat random use of the names found in the older legends, now referred to as the Silm, which escaped reconsideration in the final published form of The Lord of the Rings." He came to the conclusion that Glorfindel of Gondolin, who fell to his death in combat with a Balrog after the sack of the city (II. 192-4, IV.145), and Glorfindel of Rivendell were one and the same: he was released from Mandos and returned to Middle-earth in the Second Age.
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And this, posted by Cian, on another site:
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From 'Last Writings' in POME.
After the death of Glorfindel in the Silmarillion:
'He then became a living incarnate person, but was permitted to dwell in
the Blessed Realm; for he had regained the primitive innocence and grace
of the Eldar. For long years he remained in Valinor with the Eldar who
had not rebelled, and in companionship with the Maiar.'
Tolkien then goes on to say that Glorfindel's spiritual power was
greatly enhanced by his self sacrifice in the Gondolin retreat, and is
'best supposed' to have returned during the SA, before the shadow fell
on Numenor, probably for the purpose of strengthening Gil-galad and
Elrond.
Cian
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Pretty good stuff. I long ago made up my mind that both were one and the same. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]