![]() ![]() In Valinor, it’s possible his wounds could have been healed and his immortal spirit made whole. Frodo’s wounds from his quest never fully healed, including the wound from the Witch King’s blade and the missing finger where the One Ring was cut off.The fact that Frodo was allowed to enter the Undying Lands suggests he may have been given a special status. Normally, this privilege was only given to elves and select bearers of the Three Elven Rings. Frodo was allowed to sail West across the Sundering Seas into the Undying Lands.There are a few clues that suggest Frodo may have been granted immortal life after the Ring was destroyed: So for Frodo to be immortal, he would have had to be granted this gift by one of the Valar after the events of The Lord of the Rings. After he died fighting the Balrog and was resurrected, he was sent back but his corporeal form had been made immortal by the Valar. For example, the wizard Gandalf was originally a Maia spirit named Olórin who was sent to Middle-earth in corporeal form to help the peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron. The only way for an ordinary inhabitant of Middle-earth to become immortal is to be granted immortal life by one of the Valar. Men are the only race that is given the Gift of Men – a mortal lifespan. Hobbits have lifespans similar to Men, living about 100 years on average. Dwarves’ lifespans are longer than Men but they age and die eventually. After death, elves’ spirits go to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor, where they can eventually be re-embodied. Elves are immortal in the sense that they do not die from old age or disease, but can be slain in battle or from grief. The only true immortals are the Ainur (the Valar and Maiar), the godlike spirits who existed before the world was created. In Tolkien’s legendarium, immortality is not freely available to all inhabitants of Middle-earth. Conclusion What makes someone immortal in Middle-earth?.Significance of Frodo’s choices and sacrifice.Comparison of Frodo to other Tolkien characters.What makes someone immortal in Middle-earth?.
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