The special fate of Men, placed upon them at their making by Iluvatar, that the desires and fates of Men should extend beyond the preordained pattern of Ainulindale.At their deaths in Arda, Men go to halls of Mandos, but then pass to an unknown destiny beyond the Circles of the World. Thus, unlike the Elves, Men age and die utterly with respect to Ea, but this death is the means to a greater freedom.
)n the Second and Third Ages this blessing was frequently seen as a curse by those Men, especially the Numenoreans, who did not look beyond the end of their lives in Arda.Therefore it was frequently called the Doom of Men. Also called the gift of Iluvatar.
)n the Second and Third Ages this blessing was frequently seen as a curse by those Men, especially the Numenoreans, who did not look beyond the end of their lives in Arda.Therefore it was frequently called the Doom of Men. Also called the gift of Iluvatar.
