The drowning of Numenor

[CrazySquirrel]

Split of from the Why have Merry and Pippin in the Fellowship?-thread. This thread is to discuss the drowning of Numenor and its aspects.

Originally Posted by Landroval

Hrm, I wonder what brought that idea to you - the valar clearly recognize the children of Eru as being the culmination of Creation.

Eru was not that nice to his children. Don't forget what he did with Numenor - the whole island with all its population, not just the fleet!

Originally Posted by Landroval

For one, it was him who propose the would be suicide attack on Mordor, in which he would be a chief bait.

And with him was the new-found King of Gondor and about 6-7 thousand mortal soldiers. Gandalf included all of them in this "bait". And they were mortal, expendable guys, not like our undestructible Maia. If "killed", he would have returned to Valinor, perhaps to be reincarnated again....