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Finwe · 12-24-2003, 04:38 PM

We know that Frodo, Bilbo, and Gimli "get in" to Valinor, because Tolkien tells us so. The only "iffy" Hobbit is Sam, but I'm pretty sure that he made it to Valinor.

I see no reason why Legolas shouldn't be allowed into Valinor, Neithan. He did no wrong. In fact, he did a great thing, helping to heal the rift between the Elves and Dwarves. Since when does being Moriquendi exclude one from sailing to Valinor? This isn't pre-Civil War society, where having African blood made you an outcast in the eyes of the "pure-blood" Anglo-Americans.

12-24-2003, 04:38 PM	#22
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	We know that Frodo, Bilbo, and Gimli "get in" to Valinor, because Tolkien tells us so. The only "iffy" Hobbit is Sam, but I'm pretty sure that he made it to Valinor. I see no reason why Legolas shouldn't be allowed into Valinor, Neithan. He did no wrong. In fact, he did a great thing, helping to heal the rift between the Elves and Dwarves. Since when does being Moriquendi exclude one from sailing to Valinor? This isn't pre-Civil War society, where having African blood made you an outcast in the eyes of the "pure-blood" Anglo-Americans. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.