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The Perky Ent · 02-16-2004, 07:47 PM

After breifly skimming The Two Towers, I noticed in "The White River" that Gandalf said he was brought back until his task was done. If this is true, then technically, could Gandalf continue to die, only to reincarnate and walk the earth again? Would this statment be true, or is it a run of the mill kinda thing? Is this reincarnation something acessable to all wizards, or just Galdalf? It probably wouldn't be available to Saruman, as that would only bring a supporter of Sauron back to life. But Radagast? This is a mind-boggler!

02-16-2004, 07:47 PM	#1
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	"...until my task is done..." After breifly skimming The Two Towers, I noticed in "The White River" that Gandalf said he was brought back until his task was done. If this is true, then technically, could Gandalf continue to die, only to reincarnate and walk the earth again? Would this statment be true, or is it a run of the mill kinda thing? Is this reincarnation something acessable to all wizards, or just Galdalf? It probably wouldn't be available to Saruman, as that would only bring a supporter of Sauron back to life. But Radagast? This is a mind-boggler! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'