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22In a nutshell they're called the undying lands because immortal people live there not because anyone there becomes immortal.– IG_42Commented Mar 12, 2015 at 0:19
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14In the Akallabêth (the tale of the fall of Numenor) it is stated that the immortality of the people who live in the undying lands does not come from the land itself, but from what the people themselves are (the land is named after the people, not the other way around). Sauron tricked Ar-Pharazôn (the last king of Numenor) into believing that the land would grant him eternal life, so he set sail with a mighty host to invade the undying lands. It did not work out very well for the king.– HoffmannCommented Jul 12, 2015 at 1:32
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4Earendil was half elven thus was given the choice for mortal or immortal by the Valar. Frodo and the rest are pure mortal, so Earendil's case doesn't apply here.– user49161Commented Aug 4, 2015 at 10:42
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7@hoffman actually Sauron was literally correct. Ar-Pharazôn did in fact achieve immortality by going to Aman, albeit imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten. It appears Illuvatar withrew the Gift of Men from those who were imprisoned. " But Ar-Pharazôn the King and the mortal warriors that had set foot upon the land of Aman were buried under falling hills: there it is said that they lie imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten, until the Last Battle and the Day of Doom"– WOPRCommented Aug 4, 2015 at 11:36
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2I think that them going off to Valinor is the end of their story, since it marks the end of any part of their life that has anything to do with our world. They likely died there, since they are mortal - but it seems to me that not giving us information about what exactly happened to them there is intentional on Tolkien's part. The LotR doesn't work the same way in this regard as The Silmarillion.– Misha RCommented Apr 9, 2019 at 20:37
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