[Secret Fire]

I have always seen the staves as a status symbol/ symbol of thier power. Note that Gandalf broke his own staff on the bridge in Khazad Dum, not that it fell and he was still able to defeat the Balrog. Perhaps the staves are contingent upon the power of the wizard to remain unbroken (ie as long as the wizard haspower, he has a staff), but their power is not dependent upon the staff as we saw that Gandalf did not need one in his battle with the balrog. Therefore, Gandalf broke Sarumon's staff as a symbol that he had taken his place and stripped Sarumon of both power and authority for mento see. Also, perhaps it is a symbol for men to see that thye have power. [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]