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Old 12-23-2013, 11:06 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Andsigil View Post
So, what are we to make of the elves' journey across Helcaraxë and all of the elven casualties, then? Is it reasonable to assume that there was supernatural cold to which the elves succumbed, or were all of the deaths due to shifting ice and drowning, polar bears, killer whales, etc?
You give a forced choice there. I think it’s more reasonable to assume they have greater resistance to cold, but not total immunity– i.e. what I said originally.
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