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**lindil** · 02-25-2001, 10:42 PM

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Hobbits were expressely stated to be 'amagical' if you will while the dunedain were capable of 'magical' swords although Boromir's was not apparently of this caliber -which suggests to me that perhaps the northern dunedain learned from the Noldorin smith remants of Eregion [ or?] that dwelt in rivendell [some of high enough caliber remained to reforge anduril/narsil. The consruction of Isengard is also seemingly of supranormal construction. But Numenorean magic seems relatively rare [JRRT in one of the letters seeems to feel he should have never come up w/ the idea] . Black magic however seems to be more easily had among men .

In Middle-Earth as has been stated by others enchantment that is not diabolical is a natural skill arising fro m the 'being ' or natureof the race or individual.

and i agree it must have been in many cases an energetic and 'conciousness/intention' charging of the objects or woven into the crafts, and in some cases the raw materials at a variety of stages .

lindil

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02-25-2001, 10:42 PM	#21
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,681	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seeker of the Straight Path Posts: 432</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> the races and 'magic' Hobbits were expressely stated to be 'amagical' if you will while the dunedain were capable of 'magical' swords although Boromir's was not apparently of this caliber -which suggests to me that perhaps the northern dunedain learned from the Noldorin smith remants of Eregion [ or?] that dwelt in rivendell [some of high enough caliber remained to reforge anduril/narsil. The consruction of Isengard is also seemingly of supranormal construction. But Numenorean magic seems relatively rare [JRRT in one of the letters seeems to feel he should have never come up w/ the idea] . Black magic however seems to be more easily had among men . In Middle-Earth as has been stated by others enchantment that is not diabolical is a natural skill arising fro m the 'being ' or natureof the race or individual. and i agree it must have been in many cases an energetic and 'conciousness/intention' charging of the objects or woven into the crafts, and in some cases the raw materials at a variety of stages . lindil </p> __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.