You know, I don't see mentioned anywhere here the sadness that the ELves felt towards Men. Surely the Elves called Men the Sickly Ones, Short-lived, Aftercomers. But at the same time, once each relationship was struck up, man aged that much faster, and died that much quicker; it must have been almost like a parent losing a child to the Elves.
After so much bitterness, war and loss of their own kin, it must have been a triple blow to see a beloved "child" die in what seemed a relatively brief time of existance.
I too, would have been left mourning, and not wanting to strike up more friendships with these short-lived peoples if I had lost one to whom I had tremendous love for. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]
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'Perilous indeed,' said Aragorn, 'fair and perilous; but only evil need fear it, or those who bring some evil with them. Follow me!'
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