What happened to Cirdan - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

zxcvbn · 01-02-2008, 12:26 PM

The books don't say anything about Cirdan's fate except that he won't leave until 'the last ship sails', so we have to assume that he did not leave for some time. In any case, the 'fading' of the Elves(which is the main reason they had to leave Middle-earth) would not start until sometime in the middle of the Fourth Age, so I think there was still a sizeable Elven population in Lindon. I remember a story somewhere in the HoMe books where Sam tells Elanor that there will still be Elves in Middle Earth for many a year, and that it was possible for her to meet some. So I'm inclined to think that Cirdan stayed, along with others like Celeborn, Elladan and Elrohir, atleast for a few centuries.

01-02-2008, 12:26 PM	#4
zxcvbn Wight Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In front of my PC Posts: 164	The books don't say anything about Cirdan's fate except that he won't leave until 'the last ship sails', so we have to assume that he did not leave for some time. In any case, the 'fading' of the Elves(which is the main reason they had to leave Middle-earth) would not start until sometime in the middle of the Fourth Age, so I think there was still a sizeable Elven population in Lindon. I remember a story somewhere in the HoMe books where Sam tells Elanor that there will still be Elves in Middle Earth for many a year, and that it was possible for her to meet some. So I'm inclined to think that Cirdan stayed, along with others like Celeborn, Elladan and Elrohir, atleast for a few centuries.