The diminshing of the characters

[Legolas]

By 'diminishing' I mean diminishing in strength of mind and body.

Did they really diminish in mind? Not in my opinion. It was the exact opposite. Take humans for instance - we probably aren't as strong physically as cave men might have been, but as the body weakened, the mind grew exponentially.

Strength of body isn't important as far as how much you have - it's whether or not you have enough to accomplish what you need to. The characters in The Lord of the Rings had the strength and control of mind and body to do what they needed - unlike most of the cases in The Silmarillion.

[ January 18, 2003: Message edited by: Legalos ]