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2I'd been wondering that exact thing, but do we have any indication that two-way travel was a thing? In all the HoM, and from what I remember of the Letters, this was NOT a common thing. Even Glorfindel was a special case. Oh, and imagine the jetlag! ;)– MarakaiCommented Jun 17, 2016 at 2:54
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1@Marakai Perhaps not a common thing, but at least occasional.– BlackwoodCommented Jun 17, 2016 at 2:57
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4I can see that this would be the case during the Second Age - up until the World Was Made Round, after the destruction of Numenor. After that it was supposed to be a special Grace to even find the Straight Road (capitals copied from where Tolkien used them)– MarakaiCommented Jun 17, 2016 at 2:59
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@Marakai I'm not really disagreeing, but the ships that sailed west from the Grey Havens clearly has that special Grace, so I assume there is no reason why they can't also return.– BlackwoodCommented Jun 17, 2016 at 3:05
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2Yeah, and I like your thinking (thus upvoted). Provided Cirdan could keep finding crews who would actually WANT to go back once they'd seen the Light.– MarakaiCommented Jun 17, 2016 at 3:09
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