Individual sacrifices at the end of each age
Hello everyone,
Here's something that I've been contemplating recently. In the struggles of Arda, many sacrifices were made. Is it a recurring device that at the end of each age, a certain individual or individuals had to make a personal sacrifice to bring about the circumstances of the end of the age?
First Age: Eärendil - sacrificed his freedom (?) to plea for aid from the Valar against Morgoth, thus becoming the evening star for the rest of time.
Second Age: Gil-galad and Elendil - sacrificed their lives to slay (yes, slay) Sauron (albeit temporarily) and end the terrible war against Mordor.
Third Age: Frodo - sacrificed his mind to destroy the One Ring.
What do you think? I'm most dubious about the Eärendil one. I don't think my lore on the great Mariner is quite up to scratch. I feel like something ought to be said about Elwing as well.
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"Since the evening of that day we have journeyed from the shadow of Tol Brandir."
"On foot?" cried Éomer.
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