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The Insufferable
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Hobbits... as a race of men, go 'outside'.
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Elf Lord
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I guess you can cough up a quote or two from Letters on this issue? ![]() |
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The idea that mortals life in Valinor was quickened is implied in The Silmarillion, perhaps the Akallabêth can be looked at, near the end of the chapter. I may be wrong about that. But they certainly do not meet a different fate.
The Letters I do indeed hold dear. This quote comes from Letter # 154 and was coincidentally sent in 1954: Quote:
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The strong implication in these passages is that I'm totally wrong about mortals dying sooner in Aman than they would in Middle-earth.
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