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zifnab · 03-05-2002, 11:14 AM

If Melkor is in the Void is it still the Void?

Ok, I know this is a silly question, but it’s got my curious, the Void is a place of nothingness, empty space. So, if somebody or something is to put in there, it becomes inhabited, there is something/somebody that is taken up residence/space in a none existed space. Doesn’t that mean it nulls out the effect of the void? Would that somebody/something if put in the void turn into nothing also, so that the void continues to be nothing? And if that is the cause (Melkor turned into nothing), if there was a chance of escaping from the void, would that person regain its physical or mental abilities again?

void (void)
adj.
1. Containing no matter; empty.
2. Not occupied; unfilled.
3. Completely lacking; devoid: void of understanding. See Synonyms at empty.
4. Ineffective; useless.
5. Having no legal force or validity; null: a contract rendered void.

“But Morgoth himself the Valar thrust through the Door of Night beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void.” – Of the Voyage of Earendil/Silmarillion

Does anybody know what the "Door of Night" is? I can only guess.

03-05-2002, 11:14 AM	#1
zifnab Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: omni-presence Posts: 329	The Timless Void If Melkor is in the Void is it still the Void? Ok, I know this is a silly question, but it’s got my curious, the Void is a place of nothingness, empty space. So, if somebody or something is to put in there, it becomes inhabited, there is something/somebody that is taken up residence/space in a none existed space. Doesn’t that mean it nulls out the effect of the void? Would that somebody/something if put in the void turn into nothing also, so that the void continues to be nothing? And if that is the cause (Melkor turned into nothing), if there was a chance of escaping from the void, would that person regain its physical or mental abilities again? void (void) adj. 1. Containing no matter; empty. 2. Not occupied; unfilled. 3. Completely lacking; devoid: void of understanding. See Synonyms at empty. 4. Ineffective; useless. 5. Having no legal force or validity; null: a contract rendered void. “But Morgoth himself the Valar thrust through the Door of Night beyond the Walls of the World, into the Timeless Void.” – Of the Voyage of Earendil/Silmarillion Does anybody know what the "Door of Night" is? I can only guess. __________________ Facebook.