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Old 09-07-2001, 02:16 PM   #1
Valros Barazhor
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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: The Witch-king of Angmar

<blockquote>Quote:<hr> by no means would that sword have been effectual against it (the witch-king) had anybody else (a human male) wielded it. <hr></blockquote>

I disagree with this for a few reasons:
First, the whole no man can defeat me theory sounds like a Numenorean braggart(the WK himself) as no one probably tried to in Thousands of years and if they did they probably lost due to the power invested in him by Sauron.
Secondly, That blade is stated to have been made for the sole purpose of destroying the Witch king in the text of the book. This begs the question can Numenoreans make magical items which I believe was discussed in another thread. My belief is yes.
I think that if Merry had any other blade he would have done absolutely nothing to the Witch King. Instead his Barrow-blade broke the spell that kept his wraithly undead form cohesive and allowed Eowyn to strike him with an un-magical blade.
just my belief, Cheers

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