Passing over the sea - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Thranduil · 08-13-2002, 07:06 PM

As we all know, when Elves tire of Middle Earth, they sail away....Where exactly do they go? What's it like? I imagine it would kind of be like Heaven; no death, no pain, everyone's happy, etc. Comment on what YOU think it's like.

Second, I know men are not allowed to sail there (the Numenorians tried, due to Sauron, and they were destroyed); but couldn't men be invited to go? Gimli, Frodo, Gandalf, and Bilbo got too; there must of been others rihgt? Like after the Last Alliance. Maybe some distinguished themselves in such away and were invited to come with the elves (or while distinguishing themselves they were hurt so bad the elves took pity on them and let them go as well). Or maybe in the case of elf/human marriages. An elf wouldn't want to see his/her spouse die and live on, or if the elf still wanted to stay awhile longer in Middle Earth and sent the mortal spouse ahead.

Of course, there would be a flip side. You'd probably never age over there otherwise Frodo, Bilbo, and Gimli are gonna be too old to day anything; elves wouldn't decieve them like that. And most people don't wanna live forever as being too old, so a human would have to go over there as soon as possible. For the good of the mortal spouse, the elf may have had to send the human away as quickly as possible. Sure, the married people may have to be apart for a few centuries, but at least the human would get ot live forever.

08-13-2002, 07:06 PM	#1
Thranduil Animated Skeleton Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 30	Passing over the sea As we all know, when Elves tire of Middle Earth, they sail away....Where exactly do they go? What's it like? I imagine it would kind of be like Heaven; no death, no pain, everyone's happy, etc. Comment on what YOU think it's like. Second, I know men are not allowed to sail there (the Numenorians tried, due to Sauron, and they were destroyed); but couldn't men be invited to go? Gimli, Frodo, Gandalf, and Bilbo got too; there must of been others rihgt? Like after the Last Alliance. Maybe some distinguished themselves in such away and were invited to come with the elves (or while distinguishing themselves they were hurt so bad the elves took pity on them and let them go as well). Or maybe in the case of elf/human marriages. An elf wouldn't want to see his/her spouse die and live on, or if the elf still wanted to stay awhile longer in Middle Earth and sent the mortal spouse ahead. Of course, there would be a flip side. You'd probably never age over there otherwise Frodo, Bilbo, and Gimli are gonna be too old to day anything; elves wouldn't decieve them like that. And most people don't wanna live forever as being too old, so a human would have to go over there as soon as possible. For the good of the mortal spouse, the elf may have had to send the human away as quickly as possible. Sure, the married people may have to be apart for a few centuries, but at least the human would get ot live forever.