In article <1jv842INNhvj@gap.caltech.edu>, damiens@cco.caltech.edu (Damien Sullivan) writes:
> As I remember one Man escaped the Gift/Doom of Men: that when Idril tired
> of Middle-Earth, and Tuor was passing through his middle-age, that the two
> of them took up the first Elessar and set sail for the West, even though
> the Ban of the Valar was still up, barring the Noldor from returning. And that
> it was thought that they made it and that Tuor, alone among pure-blooded men
> was allowed to change his doom and follow the fate of the Firstborn. Any
> corrections/comments?
>
> And BTW: what happened to Tuor, Earendil, Elwing, Elrond, etc. when they chose
> their fates? Did their ears change shape or something? Was it a matter
> of 'becoming' elves or just of assuming their fate?
If I remember correctly, They would just assume their fates.
The reason I think this is that when Aragorn first met Arwen, he seemed to think that she was human but was told that she had Elven life. Also the LOTR seems to describe the sons of Elrond more as men than Elves. This indicates to me that they would only get the fate of the Eldar not the shape.
Darkman
May the vermin from the depths of Hades arise and vomit on your eyeballs!
