Could Númenor Have Been Redeemed? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

skip spence · 12-13-2009, 03:59 PM

Depends on what you mean by wisdom. The Numenoreans, being Men, would eventually have sailed to Valinor regardless of Sauron's influence. Maybe not with the explicit intent of making war but still. The Valar really showed how little they understood Men by taking them within reach of Paradise saying: "you should be happy with what you've got!"

12-13-2009, 03:59 PM	#4
skip spence shadow of a doubt Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Back on the streets Posts: 1,125	Depends on what you mean by wisdom. The Numenoreans, being Men, would eventually have sailed to Valinor regardless of Sauron's influence. Maybe not with the explicit intent of making war but still. The Valar really showed how little they understood Men by taking them within reach of Paradise saying: "you should be happy with what you've got!" __________________ "You can always come back, but you can't come back all the way" ~ Bob Dylan