What are the wights of Barrow-Downs? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Celebaglar · 03-15-2005, 07:18 PM

Why aren't there wights anywhere else? Like the wights of osgiliath, i like that one. And thank you to celebuial for the compliment.

Elianna · 03-15-2005, 07:38 PM

Wights of Osgiliath?

Perhaps another reason for sending the wights to the Downs was to scare the Hobbits into staying where they were and not messing with the outside world. Of course that would imply that the Witch-King knew and cared about Hobbits, which porbably isn't true.

Celebaglar · 03-15-2005, 08:05 PM

haha, wights of osgiliath. Just random craziness i thought of. The wights perhaps were sent there due to lack of a better place to put them, they were possibly vassals of the witch king, and simply were placed in the closest grave yard. They could be just like the oath breakers, and would not have been released from the barrows until they did something for the witch king. I like the way you think Elianna, you keep me thinking.

Tinuviel of Denton · 04-11-2005, 04:32 PM

I suppose I always imagined that the Wights were some sort of unquiet spirits; men who had something left on their souls when they died, and so were sort of doomed to eternally (or at least as eternally as Middle-Earth was to last, anyway) haunt their tombs.

But I'm actually more interested in the sacrifice.

Has it occurred to anyone else that perhaps it was a version of the religion that Sauron espoused on Numenor? The one that worshipped Morgoth as the Giver of All, or some such? (I don't have the books right to hand, so forgive me if I make silly comments.)

It seems to me that I remember the adherents of the Sauron/Morgoth, er, 'faith' sacrificing people to Morgoth, or something. Could it perhaps be related to that?

Bêthberry · 04-11-2005, 07:36 PM

You can check out the wights of the Barrow Downs here.

Tinuviel of Denton · 04-11-2005, 07:47 PM

Cute, Bb.

*amused*

03-15-2005, 07:38 PM	#2
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	Wights of Osgiliath? Perhaps another reason for sending the wights to the Downs was to scare the Hobbits into staying where they were and not messing with the outside world. Of course that would imply that the Witch-King knew and cared about Hobbits, which porbably isn't true. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.

04-11-2005, 07:36 PM	#5
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	You just had to ask, didn't you? You can check out the wights of the Barrow Downs here. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

03-15-2005, 07:18 PM	#1
Celebaglar Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Among the host of the noldor, and the last high elves that dwell in middle eath Posts: 31	Why aren't there wights anywhere else? Like the wights of osgiliath, i like that one. And thank you to celebuial for the compliment.

03-15-2005, 08:05 PM	#3
Celebaglar Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Among the host of the noldor, and the last high elves that dwell in middle eath Posts: 31	haha, wights of osgiliath. Just random craziness i thought of. The wights perhaps were sent there due to lack of a better place to put them, they were possibly vassals of the witch king, and simply were placed in the closest grave yard. They could be just like the oath breakers, and would not have been released from the barrows until they did something for the witch king. I like the way you think Elianna, you keep me thinking.

04-11-2005, 04:32 PM	#4
Tinuviel of Denton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Amid the hills and dales of the Shire... or not. Posts: 579	I suppose I always imagined that the Wights were some sort of unquiet spirits; men who had something left on their souls when they died, and so were sort of doomed to eternally (or at least as eternally as Middle-Earth was to last, anyway) haunt their tombs. But I'm actually more interested in the sacrifice. Has it occurred to anyone else that perhaps it was a version of the religion that Sauron espoused on Numenor? The one that worshipped Morgoth as the Giver of All, or some such? (I don't have the books right to hand, so forgive me if I make silly comments.) It seems to me that I remember the adherents of the Sauron/Morgoth, er, 'faith' sacrificing people to Morgoth, or something. Could it perhaps be related to that?

04-11-2005, 07:47 PM	#6
Tinuviel of Denton Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Amid the hills and dales of the Shire... or not. Posts: 579	Cute, Bb. amused