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The Chief Wight
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Re: The phial of Galadriel
The phial captured the light of Earendil's star as it was reflected in the Mirror of Galadriel. So the phial, like the Mirror, was a product of Galadriel's Ring and not something created in more ancient times.
When Frodo and Sam were trapped by Shelob, it was Frodo's advance that daunted Shelob more than the light of the phial. Only after Sam had stabbed her eye did she react violently to the light of the phial. It's brightness pierced her damaged eye and drove pain into her mind.
When Sam used it to gain entrance to the Tower of Cirith Ungol the will of the Silent Watchers was broken by the
power within the phial, the power of the Ring.
As for the
power of the Silmarils. I believe their only power was to create an unnatural desire to posess them in anyone who laid eyes on them. The light in them was occasionally put to good use (as in the phial or Earendil's Star), but the jewels themselves created nothing but jealousy, lust, and treachery.
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