The love of Eärendil

[Gurthang]

It is strange to think that in our world we would long to grasp immortallity. Personally, I would not want to live forever. But enough about me.

Earendil gave up what may be considered the greatest 'gift' in all of Tolkien's works. That being the Gift of Men, also called the Gift of Death. Men alone are able to cast off the burden of Arda and escape to somewhere else. Giving up that Gift had to be one of the hardest choices Earendil ever made. Perhaps that is why he sailed with the stars for the rest of eternity. Maybe up there he felt closer to his fellow mortals. He must have felt like a stallion kept inside a fence right next to where free-range horses lived. He felt near to his kin, yet he was trapped. That's very sad to think about.