In later writings of Tolkien's, it becomes apparent that Melkor was not merely bound, but unhoused, after his final capture, being 'beheaded' and thus 'killed' that is, the body to which he had become so bound towards was destroyed, after which execution his spirit, still bound with the enchanted chain Angainor, was cast out through the Door of Night. Tom Bombadil once referred to this future time as when 'the world is mended', in a song. It is important to note that the final, published version of the Silmarillion contains no direct references to this prophecy (though there are still indirect references including the 'Last Battle', 'Day of Doom' and 'end of days' ). The account is clearly inspired by and bears many similarities to the Norse legend of Ragnarök, but also that of the Biblical Armageddon. The remaining clue to this prophecy is found at the end of Akallabêth, where ' Ar-Pharazôn and his mortal warriors who had set foot in Aman were buried by falling hills, imprisoned in the Caves of the Forgotten until the ' Last Battle and Day of Doom'. The Silmarillion as Tolkien originally wrote it ends with a prophecy by Mandos about the Dagor Dagorath, often referred to as ' The End'. The published Silmarillion ends with the recounting of the voyage of Eärendil the Mariner, but this is due to an editorial decision by Christopher Tolkien. The Dagor Dagorath ( Sindarin 'Battle of all Battles') or ' Final Battle' is the end-times event described and alluded to in the works of J.R.R.

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