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Originally Posted by Kuruharan
Barring explicit statement to the contrary, we have to assume Gollum's soul endured as well..
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I accept what you say regarding Mandos. I should have been clearer. A while back I speculated that the fires of Mount Doom (which we are told welled up from the Heart of the Earth) are the same as the Secret Fire which Eru at the beginning set to burn at the Heart of the World. If this is the case, then if Gollum falls into the Secret Fire we cannot speculate whether he continues to exist or not, as his fate would be unique.
But, as I say, that's my own theory. I can't back it up with any proof.