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**lindil** · 04-11-2001, 07:33 AM

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Re: Eressea and Valinor

I do not have my road goes ever on handy [ on loan] but I can offhand only think of the references just cited. Certianly it would get a little crowded I would think.

I just found this in the 1971 Letter 325

I do not think it really clears anything up though :<blockquote>Quote:<hr> The 'immortals ' who were permitted to leave Middle-Earth and see Aman- the undying lands of Valinor and Eressea, an islandassigned to the Eldar - set sail on ships specially made and hallowed for this voyage...As for Frodo or other mortals , they could dwell in Aman only for a short time.

<hr></blockquote> Ital. authors.

JRRT also puts forward idea's seeming to disregard the Myth's Transformed cosmology, and at a very late date.

The entire letter is very much worth reading . There were numerous other references to Aman in the index but that was chronos would allow for.

Lindil is oft found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowdowns and working on a new Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://beta.ezboard.com/bosanwekenta" >Osanwe-Kenta</a> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p>

04-11-2001, 07:33 AM	#8
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 592</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Eressea and Valinor I do not have my road goes ever on handy [ on loan] but I can offhand only think of the references just cited. Certianly it would get a little crowded I would think. I just found this in the 1971 Letter 325 I do not think it really clears anything up though :<blockquote>*Quote:<hr> The 'immortals ' who were permitted to leave Middle-Earth and see Aman- the undying lands of Valinor* and Eressea, an islandassigned to the Eldar - set sail on ships specially made and hallowed for this voyage...As for Frodo or other mortals , they could dwell in Aman only for a short time. <hr></blockquote> Ital. authors. JRRT also puts forward idea's seeming to disregard the Myth's Transformed cosmology, and at a very late date. The entire letter is very much worth reading . There were numerous other references to Aman in the index but that was chronos would allow for. Lindil is oft found on posting on the Silmarillion Project at the Barrowdowns and working on a new Elven/Christian discussion board<a href="http://beta.ezboard.com/bosanwekenta" >Osanwe-Kenta</a> 'The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night, and awaken early before dawn- exchanging lore and wisdom such as they possessed , so that they should not fall back into the mean and low estate of those , who never knew or more sadly still, had indeed rebelled against the Light.' </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.