Posted: January 24, 2000 at 18:18:37: by DAVID
I'm assuming that the Void is not a place of virtual non-existance seeing as how Melkor took to searching for the Flame Imperishable there. I see it as a dimension where no created thing exists which, in a sense, makes it nothingness. But I don't believe it means unconsciousness. When trying to convince Maglor to steal the remaining Silmaril from Eonwe Maedhros stated that the "Oath" contained a punishment of bringing the Everlasting Darkness upon them if they did not fulfill their oath. Robert Foster equates this w/ the Void. Perhaps the Void is where all evil beings end up? Also, doesn't it state somewhere that Melkor is to return for the Last Battle? I equate the Void w/ the Bible's Bottomless Pit. Just some ramblings of my own.
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