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Forum: The Books
09-08-2005, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
No - it had to work with the 'raw materials' to...No - it had to work with the 'raw materials' to hand. Not everyone would succumb to its call. In fact, it had to be subtle & work mostly on those who were ignorant of its true nature. The Ring was... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2005, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
Ok, let me try this:
I'd say it is sentient...
Ok, let me try this: I'd say it is sentient to some degree, but the point is that it is only usable by someone in the 'right' frame of mind (ie someone who has gone a long way down the road to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2005, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
Well, its either the Ring itself, or Sauron...
Well, its either the Ring itself, or Sauron working through the Ring. I think the latter causes many more problems in terms of explaining how it behaves - that would mean that Sauron was in touch... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2005, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
I suppose the question is whether the Ring would...
I suppose the question is whether the Ring would allow itself to be used against the Nazgul - I think this assumes the Ring is morally 'neutral' & has no innate consciousness - which goes against the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2005, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
I don't think any member of the Fellowship could...
I don't think any member of the Fellowship could have taken the Ring & 'done anything with it'. It wasn't someting you could use instantly - as Galadriel points out to Frodo. I also suspect that... |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2005, 01:55 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
Posted By
davem
I think the problem is that no-one apart from...
I think the problem is that no-one apart from Gandalf & Aragorn could use the Ring more or less straight away. Any of the others would, as I pointed out earlier, have to 'train their minds' to its... |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2005, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
I think the thing about the Ring is that you can...
I think the thing about the Ring is that you can never 'control' it - it is impossible to become 'Lord of the Ring'. You can only become its slave. You make yourself like Sauron & you will do what... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2005, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
What's interesting is that the very 'power' that...
What's interesting is that the very 'power' that Gandalf rejects in refusing the Ring is actually given to him by Eru when he returns as Gandalf the White. So it is not that the Ring is the only... |
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Forum: The Books
08-26-2005, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
Posted By
davem
In the early drafts Malbeth's prophecy required...
In the early drafts Malbeth's prophecy required three princes of different race to summon the Dead. I think this is why the Three Hunters went together. By the time Tolkien had changed his mind about... |
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Forum: The Books
08-26-2005, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
Didn't realise my spelling had been that bad :o...
Didn't realise my spelling had been that bad :o The display here is stuck at about 2pt & I can't increase it, so I can't read what I'm writing too well - have to wait till its posted. |
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Forum: The Books
08-26-2005, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
Posted By
davem
Of course, from a more practical point of view it...
Of course, from a more practical point of view it could be argued that, as the Ring cannot actually bestow any 'extra' power on an individual, only corrupt them to mis-use the 'power' they already... |
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Forum: The Books
08-25-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 112
Poll: Who would have fallen?
Views: 29,247
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davem
The Ring is at once the single most powerful...
The Ring is at once the single most powerful object in Middle-earth & the least powerful, because it can do nothing on its own - it needs a wearer to corrupt to its will. It would 'choose' to corrupt... |
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