Personally I think it was the song of Tom Bombadil, and not the sunlight, that was responsible for the wight's defeat. It is after Tom has sung his song, and not after he cracks open the barrow, that the wight's shriek is heard.
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"If you would be a real seeker after truth, you must at least once in your life doubt, as far as possible, all things." -- René Descartes
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