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03-01-2003, 05:47 PM
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Maedhros' torment
I've been thinking of Maedhros lately. When Fingon arrives to rescue him from Thangorodrim, he begs twice to be slain, because he is "in anguish without hope". But we know that the Elves had the power to die by will, that is, to release their spirit from their body. Miriel once did. Why could not Maedhros do the same thing, if he really desired it? Is it only weariness and grief that justifies a wish to die, and not physical pain?
Thoughts, anyone?
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