The Ring gave unnatural long life to Gollum, so it might be possible to prevent permanent death, at least for a period of time. There is record of Morgoth, the first dark lord, giving preternatural abilities of sight and hearing to a man ( Silmarillion, 197).Without getting into too much detail (this is the short version, after all!), these objections may not be insurmountable. Celebrimbor couldn’t have still been in Middle-earth thousands of years after his death.
Taking away Talion’s ability to die is beyond what Sauron or any of his servants would be capable of accomplishing.If Tolkien never wrote the story told in Shadow of Mordor and if it’s highly unlikely that he would have even wanted to write such a story, how can it possibly fit within his sub-creation? It’s highly unlikely that he would have ever even thought of a story like this, much less taken the time to write it.īut does it fit within the world of Middle-earth? Given what Tolkien wrote, would it have been possible? Tolkien took issue with people who wanted to delve too much into the mind of the baddies (Birzer, 53). Indeed, Tolkien never says anything about the fate of Celebrimbor’s spirit.īut could he have written it? Is it in line with the spirit of Tolkien? Tolkien never wrote about a Gondorian who was possessed by any Elf, much less Celebrimbor. Is the latest Middle-earth game, Shadow of Mordor, canon? Is it a story that Tolkien wrote, or at least hinted at?
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