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Melilot Brandybuck · 03-15-2006, 04:37 AM

I know that elves are immortal. But what happened to the elves whose bodies were killed by, say, orcs? Like the faces of dead elves that Frodo and Sam saw in the Dead Marshes? Also, I believe there's a line in TTT that Shelob was guilty of drinking the blood of elves. I take it from this information that elves can die.

So, what happens to an immortal elf when his body perishes? Does his soul go to some sort of purgatory, doomed to wander aimlessly, mourning the loss of his physical body?

03-15-2006, 04:37 AM	#1
Melilot Brandybuck Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 35	So what happens to murdered elves? I know that elves are immortal. But what happened to the elves whose bodies were killed by, say, orcs? Like the faces of dead elves that Frodo and Sam saw in the Dead Marshes? Also, I believe there's a line in TTT that Shelob was guilty of drinking the blood of elves. I take it from this information that elves can die. So, what happens to an immortal elf when his body perishes? Does his soul go to some sort of purgatory, doomed to wander aimlessly, mourning the loss of his physical body? __________________ The original and best Mel B