The Purpose of Man
Hey, everyone. I'm a first time poster and I've got a lot of question and comments to give and I'm glad I finally have a place to discuss them. My first question is, what was the purpose of Men in Middle Earth? I mean, when you think about it, Men seem to come off like crummy versions of Elves. This seems to be even more the case when the noblest Men were heavily allied with Elves and/or had some Elf blood in them. What do you all think about the purpose of Men?
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Isil was first wrought and made ready, and first rose into the realms of the stars, and was the elder of the new lights, as was Telperion of the Trees. Then for a while the world had moonlight, and many things stirred and woke that had waited long in the sleep of Yavanna. The servants of Morgoth were filled with amazement, but the Elves of the Outer Lands looked up in delight; and even as the Moon rose above the darkness in the West, Fingolfin let blow his silver trumpets and began his march into Middle Earth, and the shadows of his host went long and black before them.
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04-06-2002, 10:08 PM
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