Illnesses in Middle-Earth

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by A_Brandybuck

Oh yes, this is possible. Also an Elf can starve to death. Voronwë mentioned this while talking to Tuor. But he said also, that they need a long time without food, before they would die.



Voronwë's words let also imply, that Elves could freeze to death and that both happened in the voyage over the Helcaraxe.
btw. Does there are a mention how Turgon's wife lost her life in the Grinding Ice? Or a hint?

Oh, thank you, I was looking at UT tody .. but not that bit