is elven remarriage having two spouses? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Amarinth · 03-07-2002, 12:37 PM

i've often wondered why the high king finwe of all the quendi remarried after the life of his first wife miriel(? don't have my silm with me right now to check) was virtually drained off by the birth of fiery feanor. what happens when miriel and finwe are both eventually released from the halls of mandos? finwe's second wife indis the vanyar must surely still be alive, and so, shall they all live together as husband and wives? are there any other instances in the silmarillion or in any of tolkien's works where an elf had remarried?

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03-07-2002, 12:37 PM	#1
Amarinth Wight Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: realm of agonized volcanoes Posts: 113	is elven remarriage having two spouses? i've often wondered why the high king finwe of all the quendi remarried after the life of his first wife miriel(? don't have my silm with me right now to check) was virtually drained off by the birth of fiery feanor. what happens when miriel and finwe are both eventually released from the halls of mandos? finwe's second wife indis the vanyar must surely still be alive, and so, shall they all live together as husband and wives? are there any other instances in the silmarillion or in any of tolkien's works where an elf had remarried? --------------------------------------------- every man's life is a path to the truth -- hesse __________________ pity this busy monster,manunkind, not / -progress is a comfortable disease;/ your victim (death and life safely beyond) / plays with the bigness of his littleness ---ee cummings