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Gwaihir the Windlord · 11-21-2003, 09:04 PM

Post-natal depression amongst Elves? I'd have thought they'd be free from it, fitting in with the whole 'greater bliss in Arda' thing; Elves did not suffer human ailments like that.

What Miriel experienced after giving birth to Feanor was clearly a sort of one-off, and due, as everyone seems to say, to the peculiar nature of Feanor's fea -- Miriel's spirit worn down and wearied by it -- rather than hormone imbalances...

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11-21-2003, 09:04 PM	#1
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	Post-natal depression amongst Elves? I'd have thought they'd be free from it, fitting in with the whole 'greater bliss in Arda' thing; Elves did not suffer human ailments like that. What Miriel experienced after giving birth to Feanor was clearly a sort of one-off, and due, as everyone seems to say, to the peculiar nature of Feanor's fea -- Miriel's spirit worn down and wearied by it -- rather than hormone imbalances...