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Belin · 07-04-2002, 02:55 PM

Well, can't argue with that. (Of course, whether I will or not remains to be seen [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) I still wonder about a couple of things, however. First off, does this apply to all Men, or just Numenoreans?

Secondly, and (I think) more interestingly, we notice that many of the elves were not well-suited to live in Aman either.. that they revolted as well. Is there a connection here, by any chance? Are the Children of Iluvatar simply ill-suited for Aman on the whole? Is the desire for immortality on the part of Men simply one manifestation of this?......hmm.

(And, yes, these are meant as actual questions, not an argument clothed as questions... It seems to me that such a connection would be interesting, but I just had this idea, see.)

--Belin Ibaimendi

07-04-2002, 02:55 PM	#12
Belin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: all the wide unfriendly pathways of the world Posts: 330	Well, can't argue with that. (Of course, whether I will or not remains to be seen [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] ) I still wonder about a couple of things, however. First off, does this apply to all Men, or just Numenoreans? Secondly, and (I think) more interestingly, we notice that many of the elves were not well-suited to live in Aman either.. that they revolted as well. Is there a connection here, by any chance? Are the Children of Iluvatar simply ill-suited for Aman on the whole? Is the desire for immortality on the part of Men simply one manifestation of this?......hmm. (And, yes, these are meant as actual questions, not an argument clothed as questions... It seems to me that such a connection would be interesting, but I just had this idea, see.) --Belin Ibaimendi __________________ "I hate dignity," cried Scraps, kicking a pebble high in the air and then trying to catch it as it fell. "Half the fools and all the wise folks are dignified, and I'm neither the one nor the other." --L. Frank Baum