Posted: July 01, 2000 at 03:42:39: by Tar-Elenion
: I have returned from a lengthy adventure (and I bet noone even noticed my absence!!) Anyway, at the conclusion of my quest (yes, I won the heart of the maiden, so no worries there) my happiness was tarnished, the gloss had come off my victory. What was troubling me was thus - Silmarillion 'Of the Rings of Power and The Third Age' - it appears that Tolkein intimates at the conclusion that ALL Noldor Elves left Middle-Earth by the end of the age - 'In that time the last of the Noldor set sail from Middle-Earth...And latest of all the keepers of the Three Rings' - it strikes me however that not ALL Noldor would want to leave - some surely would not have forgiven the Valar for the First Age, and what about youngsters still enamoured of the wide lands now free of Sauron's malice????
: So we have a direct statement which I do not think is compatable with the realities - anyone got any snippets from elsewhere to gainsay the Profs statement? Or any thoughts on this?????
: Don QActually I found a cite in the 'canon' (LotR) that could be used to 'gainsay' the Silmarillion statement. in 'The Grey Havens it says that 'many Elves of the High Kindred' went with the Ringbearers. It does not say 'All'. If you were so inclined you could use that to imply that some Noldor stayed behind.
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