[thechat] LoTR question

[Judah McAuley]

Nicole Parrot wrote:
> they are immortal in Middle-Earth, until they choose to pass away and go
> West to the Havens, and cross the sea.

It depends on what you mean by immortal.  They can be killed in battle
or by an accident, but they don't die of old age or disease.  And while
they are tough little buggers, they appear to be easier to kill than,
say, vampires.  So immortality is all relative, I suppose.

Judah