Timeline for Túor, Beren and Lúthien - the gifts of Mortality and Immortality from Eru vs the Valar
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| Aug 2, 2022 at 17:03 | history | edited | DavidW | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jul 31, 2014 at 4:26 | comment | added | Avner Shahar-Kashtan | It's mostly an extrapolation based on the limits of power of the Valar. My original thought was also that the mortal blood was the reason for the choice, but that doesn't explain Luthien. | |
| Jul 30, 2014 at 23:56 | comment | added | Shisa | Can you source your idea that any immortal can choose to become mortal and embrace the Doom of Men (as opposed to having an extended stay in Halls of Mandos?) I had assumed that the reason Arwen and other half-elven got the choice at end of First Age, was because of the split in natures between Mortal and Immortal, which wouldn't apply to Luthien since she was Maia and Elf, both halves immortal and bound to Arda by Eru. | |
| Jul 30, 2014 at 19:15 | history | answered | Avner Shahar-Kashtan | CC BY-SA 3.0 |