Where do the Elves go?
After Morgoth was defeated, the Valar once again invited the Elves to come to Valinor, but some of the high Elves chose to stay in Middle-earth for a while (Galadriel, for example). They also gave the Elves a desire buried deep within them - that could arise at any time - to seek out the Blessed Realm.Why do the Elves go to the Undying Lands?
The elves go to the Undying Lands because that marks an ending point to their life. Now, as Eyrie said, not all decide to go there, some decide to stay in Middle-earth when they will just be forgotten and fade away.Where do the Elves go to when they leave Middle-earth?
They are traveling to Valinor, the Undying Lands, which exist outside the human world. Men cannot go there. The ending of LOTR ties back to material from the Silmarillion.Where did the Elves go off?
The Elves are heading to Undying Lands, Aman (Valinor), where the valar, the archangels of Arda, live.Why do all the Elves leave Middle-earth?
With the destruction of the One Ring, the others lost their power as well, including the Three that the elves managed to keep from Sauron. Those elves who had remained in Middle-earth then had a greater urgency to make their choice: to stay and eventually fade, or go to the Undying Lands.Why did the Elves leave Middle Earth?
Why did Frodo go to the Undying Lands?
The only way for Frodo to find peace was for him to leave Middle-earth and head to the Undying Lands, in the hopes that this mystical realm could finally heal his injuries forever.Are the Undying Lands heaven?
No, the undying lands were in the beginning simply where the Valar decided to make their homes. I heard a good explanation one time saying that they are the undying lands not because you become immortal by being there, but because that is where the immortal Valar live.Did Gimli go to the Undying Lands?
After Aragorn's death in the Fourth Age, Gimli (then 262 years old) sailed with Legolas into the West, becoming the first dwarf in the Undying Lands.Did Legolas go to the Undying Lands?
After the warAfter Aragorn's death, Legolas made a ship in Ithilien and left Middle-earth to go over the sea. His strong friendship with Gimli prompted Legolas to invite him to accompany him to the Undying Lands; making him the first and only Dwarf to do so. He was never seen again in Middle-earth.
Do the Elves leave Middle-earth?
The Elves felt compelled to leave Middle-earth because the Valar (deities of Tolkien's world) were spiritually summoning them to their ultimate destinies. The Valar saw the Elves as a race above the others, and thought that they would fare better if they lived in the Blessed Realm (also known as Aman) with the Valar.Why can't Arwen go to the Undying Lands?
Arwen and Aragorn live happily ever after for a time. Yet no mortal can survive forever. And after their marriage, both Aragorn and Arwen are mortal. Arwen, therefore, could not set foot in the Undying Lands without special permission.Can you leave the Undying Lands?
After the destruction of Númenor, the Undying Lands were removed from Arda so that Men could not reach them. The Elves could go there only by the Straight Road and in ships capable of passing out of the spheres of the earth.Who goes to the Undying Lands?
Frodo goes to the Undying Lands with the elves. While the mortal human, hobbit, and dwarf characters discuss death and dying (and do plenty of it) in Lord of the Rings, the immortal elves don't talk about their end in the same manner at all.Do Merry and Pippin go to the Undying Lands?
Then, of course, when Frodo chose to go to the Undying Lands with the Elves, Merry, Pippin, and Sam accompanied him to the Grey Havens to say their goodbyes to him and Bilbo.Why was Sam allowed to go to the Undying Lands?
It was a tradition handed down from Elanor that he went to the Grey Havens, and because he was also a Ring-bearer (albeit for a short time), he was allowed to pass over the Sea to be reunited with Frodo in the Undying Lands.What exactly is the Undying Lands?
The Undying Lands were a realm inhabited by Ainur and Eldar. The area included the continent of Aman and the island of Tol Eressëa. The ocean Belegaer separated the Undying Lands from the western shores of Middle-earth. Only immortals and ring-bearers were allowed to live in this realm.What happens to Tauriel at the end of The Hobbit?
Tauriel's fateTauriel was banished from Mirkwood by Thranduil, so what happens to Tauriel after the Battle of Five Armies remains unknown, although actress Evangeline Lilly stated in an interview that Tauriel returns to Mirkwood.
Is Aragorn half elf?
Aragorn isn't a half-elf, he's a tiny fraction of an elf. Elros, who was a half-elf (actually 9/16), was his very remote ancestor. But more importantly, the heirs of Elros were not given the choice to be elven or human, although the Valar did grant them unusually long life-spans.Where did Gimli go after LOTR?
After the War, Gimli led a number of Durin's Folk south to establish a new Dwarf settlement in the Glittering Caves, which were located behind Helm's Deep where Gimli was trapped during the battle, and he became the first Lord of the Glittering Caves.Did Galadriel go to Undying Lands?
She then traveled to Minas Tirith for the wedding of King Elessar and Lady Arwen and returned to Lórien until TA 3021 when she journeyed to the Grey Havens and, with the remaining Ring-bearers, took a ship and returned at last to the Undying Lands whence she had come so long ago.Where did Legolas go at the end of?
After the death of King Elessar, Legolas made a ship in Ithilien, and through Anduin, he left Middle-earth to go over the sea. His strong friendship with Gimli prompted him to invite Gimli to go to the Undying Lands; making him the first and only Dwarf to do so.Did Sam ever see Frodo again?
After his wife died in the year 61 of the Fourth Age (SR 1482), Sam entrusted the Red Book to his daughter, Elanor and left the Shire. Because he was also a Ring-bearer, he was allowed to pass over the Sea to be reunited with Frodo in the Undying Lands.Are you immortal in the Undying Lands?
The "Undying Lands" do not grant immortality, the Valar do not have the power; OR the authority to bestow immortality upon mortals (though they did "bless" the Men loyal to them during the War of the Wrath, the "Numenoreans", with extended lifespans). The Undying Lands are simply named for the immortal inhabitants.What's outside of Middle-earth?
The area included the continent of Aman and the island of Tol Eressëa. The ocean Belegaer separated the Undying Lands from the western shores of Middle-earth. Originally, mortals were allowed to trade with those from Valinor in the Undying Lands, but were forbidden to sail west beyond the sight of Númenor.What happens to Frodo in the Undying Lands?
Along with Bilbo, Gimli, and Sam (the other mortals who passed over the sea), Frodo died eventually. As Tolkien notes, he could not find peace or rest in Middle-Earth, and needed a place that might could heal him. We never really find out what he did there - it's probably sufficient to say he rested.
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