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- From: cannell@churchill.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (Eric.Cannell)
- Subject: Re: Elves and death (was Re: "Passing away" into the West)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.083010.1626@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 13:30:10 GMT
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- >What isn't clear to me is why the elves have any fear of death.
- >F'r'instance, why do they go to all the trouble of maintaining
- >the havens and building ships to return to the West? Why not just
- >fall on their swords? Cheaper, quicker, safer.
- >--
- >Andrew Solovay
-
- Because an elf does not decide how long he or she stays in the Halls of
- Mandos- Mandos does. I suspect that such a cheap, cowardly, and pointless
- death would land one a seat next to Feanor's!
-
- Feadin
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