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EspañolFëA AND HRöA
:''This article is about the Middle-earth spiritual concepts. FEA is also an acronym for Finite Element Analysis''.
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, 'fëa' and 'hröa' are words for "soul" (or "spirit") and "body". The plural form of ''fëa'' is ''fëar'' (pronounced []) and the plural form of ''hröa'' is ''hröar'' (pronounced []).
The ''Children of Ilúvatar'' (Elves and Men) are described as existing as two parts: they have a "spirit" or "soul" called 'fëa' which comes from the Secret Fire of Ilúvatar, and a body or 'hröa' which is made out of Arda. According to the Elves, the ''fëa'' is powerless without the ''hröa'', and likewise the ''hröa'' would die without the ''fëa''.
The Elves' fate is to live as long as Arda exists; they are bound to the world and cannot leave it. Unlike Men, Elves do not die of disease or of old age. However, Elves may be slain or lose the will to live, for instance because of grief. When an Elf dies, the ''fëa'' leaves the ''hröa'', which then "dies". The ''fëa'' is called to the Halls of Mandos, where it is judged. If allowed by Mandos, the ''fëa'' may be reincarnated or rather re-embodied into a new-born body that is identical to the previous ''hröa''. In Glorfindel's case, an elf that ''died'' during the First Age, later returned to Middle Earth and was still alive at the end of the Third Age. This was remarkable because Elves after their re-embodiment were unlikely to leave Aman and return to Middle-earth. Glorfindel would be the only known exception (it is never expressly stated that he was reincarnated).
A ''fëa'' may decide to stay in the Halls of Mandos, or it may be denied reincarnation. This would normally only occur if it had done much evil. In such a case the ''fëa'' might have to wait very long or might never be allowed to leave Mandos. One example of such an elf is the Noldorin leader Fëanor (whose name, incidentially, means "fire-''fëa''").
The situation of Men is different: a Mannish ''fëa'' is only a visitor to Arda, and when the ''hröa'' dies, the ''fëa'' leaves Arda completely.
For this reason it is said the Fates of Men and Elves are sundered.
The choice of the Half-elven is one of the ''fëa'', not of the ''hröa''. Lúthien chose the Fate of Men, and so her ''fëa'' passed out of Arda and was lost to her kin.
Not only the Children of Ilúvatar possessed ''fëa'': they were also granted to the Ents and some animals, such as Huan the Hound and perhaps also the great Eagles. When Ilúvatar adopted Aulë's children, the Dwarves, he granted them, too, ''fëar'' of their own.
★ Elf (Middle-earth)
In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, 'fëa' and 'hröa' are words for "soul" (or "spirit") and "body". The plural form of ''fëa'' is ''fëar'' (pronounced []) and the plural form of ''hröa'' is ''hröar'' (pronounced []).
The ''Children of Ilúvatar'' (Elves and Men) are described as existing as two parts: they have a "spirit" or "soul" called 'fëa' which comes from the Secret Fire of Ilúvatar, and a body or 'hröa' which is made out of Arda. According to the Elves, the ''fëa'' is powerless without the ''hröa'', and likewise the ''hröa'' would die without the ''fëa''.
The Elves' fate is to live as long as Arda exists; they are bound to the world and cannot leave it. Unlike Men, Elves do not die of disease or of old age. However, Elves may be slain or lose the will to live, for instance because of grief. When an Elf dies, the ''fëa'' leaves the ''hröa'', which then "dies". The ''fëa'' is called to the Halls of Mandos, where it is judged. If allowed by Mandos, the ''fëa'' may be reincarnated or rather re-embodied into a new-born body that is identical to the previous ''hröa''. In Glorfindel's case, an elf that ''died'' during the First Age, later returned to Middle Earth and was still alive at the end of the Third Age. This was remarkable because Elves after their re-embodiment were unlikely to leave Aman and return to Middle-earth. Glorfindel would be the only known exception (it is never expressly stated that he was reincarnated).
A ''fëa'' may decide to stay in the Halls of Mandos, or it may be denied reincarnation. This would normally only occur if it had done much evil. In such a case the ''fëa'' might have to wait very long or might never be allowed to leave Mandos. One example of such an elf is the Noldorin leader Fëanor (whose name, incidentially, means "fire-''fëa''").
The situation of Men is different: a Mannish ''fëa'' is only a visitor to Arda, and when the ''hröa'' dies, the ''fëa'' leaves Arda completely.
For this reason it is said the Fates of Men and Elves are sundered.
The choice of the Half-elven is one of the ''fëa'', not of the ''hröa''. Lúthien chose the Fate of Men, and so her ''fëa'' passed out of Arda and was lost to her kin.
Not only the Children of Ilúvatar possessed ''fëa'': they were also granted to the Ents and some animals, such as Huan the Hound and perhaps also the great Eagles. When Ilúvatar adopted Aulë's children, the Dwarves, he granted them, too, ''fëar'' of their own.
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