A question about 'Immortal Lands'. - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elendur · 12-02-2001, 05:04 AM

I dont know if Men were originally supposed to live with the Valar or not. In the beginning of days the Valar made their home upon the island of Almarend, which was surrounded by a great lake. Even though it was an island, it was located in the middle regions of the Middle Earth. The purpose of that was to be there when the Edain and Atani awoke, right? That means that men were originally supposed to live with or right around the Valar. It seems odd to me because Aman, where the Valar were forced to move because of attacks by Melkor, was an Immortal Land. I assumed the reason for this was because the Valar lived there. But I dont see how that can work when they originally ment to live around men. In any case, men got a bad deal because instead of living around the light of the lamps and right next to the Valar they woke up to spies of Melkor. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I was just wondering what insight you had, or if this conversation came up in HoME.

12-02-2001, 05:04 AM	#1
Elendur Wight Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Arnor Posts: 200	A question about 'Immortal Lands'. I dont know if Men were originally supposed to live with the Valar or not. In the beginning of days the Valar made their home upon the island of Almarend, which was surrounded by a great lake. Even though it was an island, it was located in the middle regions of the Middle Earth. The purpose of that was to be there when the Edain and Atani awoke, right? That means that men were originally supposed to live with or right around the Valar. It seems odd to me because Aman, where the Valar were forced to move because of attacks by Melkor, was an Immortal Land. I assumed the reason for this was because the Valar lived there. But I dont see how that can work when they originally ment to live around men. In any case, men got a bad deal because instead of living around the light of the lamps and right next to the Valar they woke up to spies of Melkor. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I was just wondering what insight you had, or if this conversation came up in HoME. __________________ Son of Isildur.