Elvish realms of the 1st and 2nd age vs 3rd age

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Gorthaur the Cruel

The doom of Mandos was already set in motion, and everything east under the sun must dwindle and decay. So why would you say Doriath couldn't be harmed? Well of course it couldn't be harmed by its adversaries but it never states that it was an ageless land without stain -- just that evil things did not come there while the girlde lasted. Maybe during the starlit years but under the moon and sun, the east was to decay.

Hmm, yes, you got a point. However, we are back at the fact that Melian was there, and she was Maia, which could means powers to stop the decay, or not? I recall all the images of flowers blossoming under Lúthien's feet and so on... I am not expert on this period, however, so these are just thoughts, unsupported by any direct evidence...