Middle Earth "afterlife"

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

(Many thanks to Farael for the idea.)

I think Hell in Eä is any place where a being cannot fulfil his proper state. For example, the Nazgûl and the Dead Men of Dunharrow were denied their gift to escape the world; thus their continued existence on Arda is hellish to them. (Although Lalwendë pointed out that the Dead Men were allowed to depart after some tasks . . . hmmm . . . Purgatory, then?) Saruman, denied entry to the West from which he came (and to which he expected to return), is considered in Hell. Now, to the rest of those living in ME, they won't consider ME Hell, but to these people, ME is Hell, just because they aren't supposed to be there.

Speaking of Nazgûl, Lal pointed out the Halls of Lamentation mentioned during the Witch-King's debate with Éowyn. Perhaps it is not an actual place, but a state of existence similar to them. (Does he have more of that Morgul blade thing, then?)

About Orcs . . . well, maybe I'll come back to the topic later, when I've purged the thoughts of Sai and Naruto battling from my mind.