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Voronwe · 08-02-2001, 11:06 AM

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Re: Why is enigma pretty much tied with maia and earth spiri

I wrote a post a while back in the little-read Silmarillion Canon Forum where I proposed a theory bringing together the legends of elves and men concerning mortality, in which the Gift is given in response to the Fall. I won't explain it here; the post is at http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/u...c&f=8&t=000085pub12.ezboard.com/fthebar...D=85.topic</a>

Gilthalion, are you proposing that Tom Bombadil is an image of what man could have been like had he not fallen (but not actually a man himself), or that Tom is actually a real, unfallen man. The former seems to fit very well, but I can't see how the latter could be true if Tom is 'eldest'.

-Voronwë
<font size="2">Down the sunlit breath of Day's fiery death
He sped from Westerland.</p>

08-02-2001, 11:06 AM	#11
Voronwe Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Gondolin Posts: 413	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 241</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Why is enigma pretty much tied with maia and earth spiri I wrote a post a while back in the little-read Silmarillion Canon Forum where I proposed a theory bringing together the legends of elves and men concerning mortality, in which the Gift is given in response to the Fall. I won't explain it here; the post is at http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/u...c&f=8&t=000085pub12.ezboard.com/fthebar...D=85.topic</a> Gilthalion, are you proposing that Tom Bombadil is an image of what man could have been like had he not fallen (but not actually a man himself), or that Tom is actually a real, unfallen man. The former seems to fit very well, but I can't see how the latter could be true if Tom is 'eldest'. -Voronwë <font size="2">Down the sunlit breath of Day's fiery death He sped from Westerland.</p> __________________ "If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things." -- René Descartes