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Feanor of the Peredhil · 02-20-2003, 01:02 PM

So long as we're talking about Gandalf and flames, here's a question. In The Return of the King, in Chapter 4, The Siege of Gondor, when Faramir and his men are retreating and Imrahil, etc.. and Gandalf charge out to help them, the Nazgul take off and it says in the book: "The Nazgul screeched and swept away, for their Captain was not yet come to challenge the white fire of his foe." Where does the 'white fire' come in to the story? Does it mean the flame that Gandalf apparently wields, or does the statement act as a metaphor and describe Gandalf the White as a weapon of Gondor? I was just wondering.

02-20-2003, 01:02 PM	#15
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	So long as we're talking about Gandalf and flames, here's a question. In The Return of the King, in Chapter 4, The Siege of Gondor, when Faramir and his men are retreating and Imrahil, etc.. and Gandalf charge out to help them, the Nazgul take off and it says in the book: "The Nazgul screeched and swept away, for their Captain was not yet come to challenge the white fire of his foe." Where does the 'white fire' come in to the story? Does it mean the flame that Gandalf apparently wields, or does the statement act as a metaphor and describe Gandalf the White as a weapon of Gondor? I was just wondering. __________________ peace