The Valar had neither the power nor the right to confer "immortality" upon them.
Letter #154Īs for Frodo or other mortals, they could only dwell in Aman for a limited time - whether brief or long.
#Bilbo and frodo free
They cannot abide for ever, and though they cannot return to mortal earth, they can and will 'die' - of free will, and leave the world. I have said nothing about it in this book, but the mythical idea underlying is that for mortals, since their 'kind' cannot be changed for ever, this is strictly only a temporary reward: a healing and redress of suffering.
Thus Frodo (by the express gift of Arwen) and Bilbo, and eventually Sam (as adumbrated by Frodo) and as a unique exception Gimli the Dwarf, as a friend of Legolas and 'servant' of Galadriel.
It seems that Christopher Tolkien used many of his father's letters to accumulate a fair body of knowledge about Middle Earth and its rules in The Silmarillion, but that some letters specific to the life and death of Frodo and Bilbo Baggins were unclear, (perhaps intentionally so - my interpretation - The whole thread is a very interesting read).īut in this story it is supposed that there may be certain rare exceptions or accommodations (legitimately supposed? there always seem to be exceptions) and so certain 'mortals', who have played some great part in Elvish affairs, may pass with the Elves to Elvenhome. I am delivering here a relevant portion of a forum thread concerning the immortality of mortals who pass to the Undying Lands.
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