A "diamond" is forever - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

02-21-2005, 10:06 PM

Amarie of the Vanyar said: Even Miriel's hroa didn't rot when her fëa went to Mandos.

Actually, it did. Tolkien mentioned somewhere that Elves' bodies decompose quickly when they die. Miriel's body was preserved at first, but when Finwe remarried, it was allowed to decompose so that she could never return to it.

02-21-2005, 10:06 PM	#13
Fell Beast Guest Posts: n/a	Amarie of the Vanyar said: Even Miriel's hroa didn't rot when her fëa went to Mandos. Actually, it did. Tolkien mentioned somewhere that Elves' bodies decompose quickly when they die. Miriel's body was preserved at first, but when Finwe remarried, it was allowed to decompose so that she could never return to it. Last edited by Fell Beast; 02-22-2005 at 06:26 PM.