Drowned Elves

I suspect elves are born with some sort of innate talent for swimming (it would be just their luck, right?) There are, in fact, several instances of elves drowning, but always under special circumstances (read: storms at sea): Many of the Noldor drowned after the First Kinslaying at Alqualonde. When they tried to sail away…

Weather and the Ainur

The Ainur (Valar, Maiar, etc.) and the weather is an interesting topic. While many of the Valar are basically given mastery of some sort of elemental force (for example, Manwe and the air; Ulmo and the water), they weren’t much taken to combining forces early on. In fact, when it comes to “inventing” weather, the…