Olorin's Return - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

obloquy · 12-15-2002, 06:39 PM

Unfinished Tales tells us that in the early days in Aman, Olórin "walked among [the Elves] unseen, or as one of them." He did not take the form of an old man in his 'youth' in Aman. This incarnation was imposed as a condition of his mission in Middle-earth. The incarnate form brought with it all the hardships of the flesh, including hunger, pain, weariness, and more. He was no doubt exhausted when he returned to Aman, and I think it is safe to assume he abandoned the incarnate form as soon as he was told that his mission was complete.

12-15-2002, 06:39 PM	#6
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	Unfinished Tales tells us that in the early days in Aman, Olórin "walked among [the Elves] unseen, or as one of them." He did not take the form of an old man in his 'youth' in Aman. This incarnation was imposed as a condition of his mission in Middle-earth. The incarnate form brought with it all the hardships of the flesh, including hunger, pain, weariness, and more. He was no doubt exhausted when he returned to Aman, and I think it is safe to assume he abandoned the incarnate form as soon as he was told that his mission was complete.