maiar spirits - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

beorn · 08-01-2011, 01:56 AM

hi guys,

i have a question about maiar's and their souls after their earthen forms are slain, for after saruman and sauron died their spirits remained. even after gandalf was struck down by durin's bane he was given another chance, clearly with a little help from iluvatar, who gave him life again almost immediately. less virtuous maia are forced to struggle to regain earthen bodies, which was sauron's ultimate goal. so surely the soul's of durin's bane, ungoliant, saruman, and the like are seeking bodily forms so as to continue their wrath. wouldn't this system tolkien has created just create a perpetual system of strife, endless defeat and revival that continues well after the end of the stories?

of course none of us know for sure, as even the ainur's couldn't foresee the last days of the world, its just a little pitfall that i noticed.

08-01-2011, 01:56 AM	#1
beorn Newly Deceased Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 1	maiar spirits hi guys, i have a question about maiar's and their souls after their earthen forms are slain, for after saruman and sauron died their spirits remained. even after gandalf was struck down by durin's bane he was given another chance, clearly with a little help from iluvatar, who gave him life again almost immediately. less virtuous maia are forced to struggle to regain earthen bodies, which was sauron's ultimate goal. so surely the soul's of durin's bane, ungoliant, saruman, and the like are seeking bodily forms so as to continue their wrath. wouldn't this system tolkien has created just create a perpetual system of strife, endless defeat and revival that continues well after the end of the stories? of course none of us know for sure, as even the ainur's couldn't foresee the last days of the world, its just a little pitfall that i noticed.