[Luthien_ Tinuviel]

Well, here's a list from TORn that I just "happened" to have read not half an hour ago (I'm having too many strange coincidences in my life recently). <P>"CHARACTERS THOUGHT DEAD<P>1. LOTR has its fake death scenes! (Fake Death Syndrome) Let's see if we can count 'em all!<P>THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING<P><UL TYPE=SQUARE>All four hobbits killed in their beds by Nazgûl (for all of 10 seconds).<P>Frodo killed by cave troll.<P>The Nazgûl that jumped or burned at Weathertop/Amon Sul. A stretch perhaps for most except maybe the one that took it in the face.<P>The Balrog and Gandalf dying in Moria when they fall.<P>The Nazgûl drowning at Ford of Bruinen<P>Frodo "dies" by the river in Arwen's arms<P>Sam drowning</UL><P>THE TWO TOWERS<P><UL TYPE=SQUARE>Pippin killed by horse stomping on him.<P>Merry and Pippin killed and burned in the pile by the Rohirrim (not by the Uruks).<P>Aragorn killed by fall from cliff.</UL><P>RETURN OF THE KING<P><UL TYPE=SQUARE>Faramir killed by the orcs of Osgiliath.<P>Frodo killed by Shelob.<P>Gollum killed by falling off the cliff.<P>Aragorn has vision of Arwen dying.<P>Merry "killed" on the battlefield.<P>Éowyn "killed" on the battlefield (more definite in the book)<P>Frodo killed by falling off the precipice into the lava.</UL><P>Of the main characters, it's only Legolas, Gimli, Galadriel & Elrond don't suffer from 'fake death syndrome.'"<P>Then, of course, there's the book part where Pippin is crushed by the troll... that convinces almost everyone who reads it for the first time. So the book has it's own delightful Fake Death moments.