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doug*platypus · 02-16-2003, 05:08 AM

Interesting theory, and yes it is very tempting just to put the foot down and say NO that can't be!! It's impossible!

But what obloquy and Naldoriathil conveniently neglect is the fact that the Istari were incarnate as men. They were not in their original form as they were in Valinor. They were subject to hunger, to weariness, to fear and to despair. In their forms as wizards they were not in touch with all of their power. Only Gandalf the White even came close. Alatar and Pallando were not as powerful as Saruman or Gandalf, and so it is possible that they would become servants to Sauron if given a Ring of Power.

But I doubt they did!! Especially given the timeline - the Istari arrived around the year 1000 of the Third Age... when the Nazgûl had already been around for about 1600 years.

02-16-2003, 05:08 AM	#4
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	Interesting theory, and yes it is very tempting just to put the foot down and say NO that can't be!! It's impossible! But what obloquy and Naldoriathil conveniently neglect is the fact that the Istari were incarnate as men. They were not in their original form as they were in Valinor. They were subject to hunger, to weariness, to fear and to despair. In their forms as wizards they were not in touch with all of their power. Only Gandalf the White even came close. Alatar and Pallando were not as powerful as Saruman or Gandalf, and so it is possible that they would become servants to Sauron if given a Ring of Power. But I doubt they did!! Especially given the timeline - the Istari arrived around the year 1000 of the Third Age... when the Nazgûl had already been around for about 1600 years. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.