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FingolfintheBold · 07-23-2003, 03:45 PM

We also need to remember that just because something is more alive or powerful in ME (such as Huan) dosen't mean its necessarily inhabited by a maia's spirit or any other kind of spirit. Things in ME are already much more alive than in our world, such as the fox and the trees. Huan, Carcharoth the Wolf, and even Ungoliant may only have been creatures originally concieved by the music like other animals, only they were the first of their race, and so were abnormally powerful and gifted. The oliphants in LotR was much larger and more majestic than our's today because they were closer to the original animals which were no doubt splendid in deed.

Just a thought...

07-23-2003, 03:45 PM	#25
FingolfintheBold Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere between knowing my path and walking it Posts: 69	We also need to remember that just because something is more alive or powerful in ME (such as Huan) dosen't mean its necessarily inhabited by a maia's spirit or any other kind of spirit. Things in ME are already much more alive than in our world, such as the fox and the trees. Huan, Carcharoth the Wolf, and even Ungoliant may only have been creatures originally concieved by the music like other animals, only they were the first of their race, and so were abnormally powerful and gifted. The oliphants in LotR was much larger and more majestic than our's today because they were closer to the original animals which were no doubt splendid in deed. Just a thought... __________________ There long the golden leaves have grown, upon the branching years, while here beyond the sundering seas, now fall the Elven-tears... but if of ships I now would sing, what ship would come to me, what ship would bear me ever back, across so wide a sea?