>Dennis wrote: > > On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, Charmian wrote: > > > > @> > Steve has copied their willingness to fight (and die), but he has > > made > > @> > them sexual beings who can control their reproduction. > > @> > > @> Wait, didn't Tolkien's elves sexually reproduce? > > > > Not only did they reproduce sexually, their immortality was due to > > continuous reincarnation. They were not physically immortal, just very > > long-lived. (Whether that's an intentional reference by Brust or just a > > coincidence... dunno.) > >IIRC, that's not quite correct. Elvish immortality wasn't due >specifically to reincarnation. They could reincarnate and return if they >were killed--Glorfindel from THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING is an example of >this--but if they didn't die by violence, they didn't die. Elves were >not subject to natural aging or disease. > >-Dennis Glorfindel in LOTR isn't the same Glorfindel as the one in the Silmarillion. AFAIK there's no reincarnation at all in Middle Earth. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus