What happened to the elves that stayed in Middle Earth?

Most Elves left for Valinor; those that remained in Middle-earth were doomed to a slow decline until, in the words of Galadriel, they faded and became a “rustic folk of dell and cave”.

Do the Mirkwood elves leave Middle Earth?

They remained at Rivendell with many other Elves who were not yet ready to leave Middle-earth. According to a couple of passages the Wood-elves of (the former) Mirkwood dwelt happily in their lands for many ages of the world; but eventually they would either have to sail over Sea or fade and become wraiths or “haunts”.

What happens to elves when they die in Lord of the Rings?

When elves die, their spirits travel to the Halls, where they rest for a time as disembodied shades. Most of them are then returned to corporeal form and rejoin all the other elves living in Valinor.

Do all the elves leave at the end of LOTR?

Morgoth was defeated and the Valar allowed the high elves to return, but some high elves (ex. Galadriel) chose to stay in Middle-earth for a while. But ultimately leaving Middle-earth is, for the high elves, returning home.

How many Elves remained in Middle-earth?

According to legend, Imin, Tata, and Enel, and their wives joined up and walked through the forests. They came across six, nine, and twelve pairs of elves, and each “patriarch” claimed the pairs as his folk in order. The now sixty elves dwell by the rivers, and they invented poetry and music in Middle-earth.

How many elves remained in Middle-earth?

Why did the elves have to leave Middle-earth Reddit?

The whole reason that elves wanted to leave was that Sauron was getting stronger (Elrond said something along these lines to Gandalf when they had briefly met).

Is Arwen immortal?

Arwen was born in TA 241, to Lord Elrond and Lady Celebrían of Rivendell. Like her father and brothers, she had the right to choose between immortality or mortal life. She lived most of her life in Rivendell and Lothlórien interchangeably.

What happened to the elves who died in Middle-earth?

According to an essay published in Morgoth’s Ring the spirits of those Elves who died in Middle-earth were summoned to Valinor, where they could reflect on their life experiences and perhaps eventually be restored to physical life, but only in Valinor.

Are there any elves in The Lord of the Rings?

ANSWER: No, according to J.R.R. Tolkien, some Elves [mostly (if not entirely all) East-elves (Wood-elves)] remain in Middle-earth. At the end of The Lord of the Rings Elrond, Galadriel, Gildor Inglorion, and “many High Elves” leave Middle-earth in a great white ship that sets sail from Mithlond…

Were the Elves of the Second Age aware of the Rings?

The Elves of the Second Age may not have been as aware of the Rings of Power as the Elves of the Third Age but by the end of the Third Age many of the Elves were determined to leave Middle-earth soon. When Sauron arose and declared himself in the year 2951 an exodus of Elves from Middle-earth soon followed.

What happened to the Eldar in The Lord of the Rings?

The full weight of the thousands of years then fell upon the Eldar, especially the keepers of the Rings of Power (Elrond, Cirdan, and Galadriel) and many of their companions. These Elves were threatened with rapid aging and possible fading. They had become “weary” of the world and were on the verge of “burning out”.