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Athrabeth Finrod Ah Andreth
J. R. R. Tolkien · 1993short story
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A philosophical dialogue between the Elf-king Finrod Felagund and the wise mortal woman Andreth, debating why Men die while Elves do not, and whether death was Ilúvatar's design or Morgoth's curse upon Mankind, among Tolkien's closest brushes with explicit theology.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
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- contained in Morgoth's Ringcollection