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Originally Posted by Bęthberry
Reading over the Sinking of Numenor thread and then coming to this thread puts ideas in my head.
Tolkien loves the sea--witness Ulmo and the elves--but does he have any terrifying sea creatures?
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Yes,
Read the part in the Fellowship when the Council discussed the idea of throwing the ring into the ocean.
p. 280
(Glorfindel) "Yet oft in lies truth is hidden: in the Sea it would be safe."
"Not safe for ever", said Gandalf, "There are many things in the deep waters; and seas and lands may change."