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Estelyn Telcontar · 01-15-2008, 03:39 AM

A question that fits into this thread came up while I was rereading the first chapter of LotR for the CbC discussion: some of the toys, Dwarven-made, that were given away at Bilbo's birthday party were said to be magical. I don't remember reading anything about magical abilities of Dwarves elsewhere - of what nature would Dwarven magic be?

Dwarves would of course also be another example of power in metal crafts, including the connection to Aule.

01-15-2008, 03:39 AM	#8
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	A question that fits into this thread came up while I was rereading the first chapter of LotR for the CbC discussion: some of the toys, Dwarven-made, that were given away at Bilbo's birthday party were said to be magical. I don't remember reading anything about magical abilities of Dwarves elsewhere - of what nature would Dwarven magic be? Dwarves would of course also be another example of power in metal crafts, including the connection to Aule. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'