Jail-Crow of Mandos

[Galin]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

How's that again? An immortal people living in a place where nothing ever dies: how would inheritance be a thing?

One could fall off Taniquetil.

Or a horse.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Galin

One could fall off Taniquetil.

Or a horse.

Well, the Elvish equivalent of Death was known in Valinor. Feanor's own mother had relinquished her spirit at his birth, never returning. Can you then really blame them for wondering if something else might take their father?

[Galin]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Well, the Elvish equivalent of Death was known in Valinor. Feanor's own mother had relinquished her spirit at his birth, never returning. Can you then really blame them for wondering if something else might take their father?

Good point!

And if one falls on a good, well placed point . . .

[Huinesoron]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Well, the Elvish equivalent of Death was known in Valinor. Feanor's own mother had relinquished her spirit at his birth, never returning. Can you then really blame them for wondering if something else might take their father?

Which ironically would be less of a concern for Fingolfin, who would probably assume that Finwe would be immediately reborn to be with Indis. Feanor, however, would believe with his usual burning intensity that Finwe would stay dead with The Perfect Miriel, and that he - or, if his wicked stepbrother had his way, the misbegotten son of Indis - would then be king.

hS

[William Cloud Hicklin]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

Well, the Elvish equivalent of Death was known in Valinor. Feanor's own mother had relinquished her spirit at his birth, never returning. Can you then really blame them for wondering if something else might take their father?

A unique event which sparked a metaphysical crisis and a full-on Ring of Doom debate. There was never any likelihood that Finwe would commit suicide!

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin

A unique event which sparked a metaphysical crisis and a full-on Ring of Doom debate. There was never any likelihood that Finwe would commit suicide!

Not implying that that exact outcome was a worry, but it might indeed have been a revelation that even in the Blessed Realm unexpected events like it could occur.