well, i just read the part that discusses the fate of men in the bolt part 1, and it said that men go to the halls of the wife of mandos, and some go to his hall. from there either they go to melkors pits (hell), wander in the plains of arvalin (purgatory), or dwell in valinor with the gods(heaven).
so there you have it, he could return, but later all this was changed into the silmarillion. so i am guessing this was all in a super early form.
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