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Elladan and Elrohir · 01-23-2007, 02:46 PM

Wow, I can just picture him doing that. Scary.

Actually, although it does say that in Unfinished Tales, I don't think Tolkien was set on there being more than five wizards. He gives an account of how the Valar came to send the Istari to Middle-earth, and in that account it is clear that there are five and only five. For myself, I think it makes a lot more sense for there to have only been five (after all, their purpose was to battle Sauron, and only one out of the five we know of did that successfully).

01-23-2007, 02:46 PM	#7
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	Wow, I can just picture him doing that. Scary. Actually, although it does say that in Unfinished Tales, I don't think Tolkien was set on there being more than five wizards. He gives an account of how the Valar came to send the Istari to Middle-earth, and in that account it is clear that there are five and only five. For myself, I think it makes a lot more sense for there to have only been five (after all, their purpose was to battle Sauron, and only one out of the five we know of did that successfully). __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING