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Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund
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How embarrassing!
Fixed to avoid confusion on the part of any confused readers....
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Originally Posted by Nilp
I think Fëanor (and Finwë) are special example of Elves and should not be considered when talking about general Eldarin afterlife.
Fëanor is stuck in Mandos 'til the end of time, due to his evil deeds, and perhaps his love for his father. Now Finwë--why him? Because he had married twice. He had married Indis while Míriel refused to leave the Halls of Mandos. But when he died, Míriel returned to life, and Finwë could not return and be bound to two, as that's frowned upon in some societies (like Calaquendian ones).
Or I don't know. I'm just getting these from second-hand sources (the smart chaps in the Downs who have actually read HoME X).
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As one of those HoMEers, I have to stick by my original assertion. Finwe and Feanor are not isolated cases. No other specific ones are given, but the implication is there that there are other Elves who will be held in Mandos for a Long, Long, Long time.
However, as I tried to note, just because an Elf doesn't go in and out quickly like Finrod or Glorfindel doesn't mean that they don't come out the other end eventually. Actually, Tolkien's concept of Mandos isn't all that unlike the Catholic belief of Purgatory in this matter. Both are places where the Dead are held after Death while they atone for their sins before being sent on to Paradise. In both the amount of time spent is relative to the amount of "sin" in the life of deceased.
But that is all a rather different topic, and there is no need to get into it in depth, is there?