Does Mandos have jurisdiction over men?

[Eru]

I believe it was their own oaths that kept them trapped in their graves till they fufilled them. It sure is a scarry punishment for breaking a promise!

i was going to suggest just that. it probably had something to do with the nature of their oaths. Remember the sons of Feanor? They made their oath and were bound to it. although that was of a more serious nature. i think... [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]