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Old 12-22-2001, 12:14 AM   #9
Elrian
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by obloquy:
[QB]If Tolkien's Elves had pointy ears, so did his men. I recently posted a quote from Letters in which Tolkien wrote that the Numenoreans became physically (as well as in powers of mind) indistinguishable from the Elves.

But I'm sure this has been discussed (debated!) before. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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I'm sure Elros had pointy ears and that could have been a trait of many Numenoreans of his line. But all men didn't have pointy ears.

The oathbreakers were men of the White Mountains (Dunlendings) who swore an allegiance with Isildur when Gondor was founded, but broke their oath when called to battle during the Last Alliance, they had already been corrupted by Sauron during the Dark Years. For their betrayal, they were comdemned to remain in and near the White Mountains as spirits (after their deaths), until called to fulfill their oath by the heir of Isildur. For the entire Third Age they haunted the area above Dunharrow and the Paths of the Dead. During the War of the Ring they repaid their debt ab=nd vanished from Middle Earth.
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