Gandalf's Staff - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Essex · 02-08-2006, 01:06 PM

LOL! yes, I agree! I was only joking!

fyi, here's where I can see the use of gandalf's staff in lotr (other than the breaking of the bridge which has been mentioned above)

On caradhras: "At last reluctantly Gandalf himself took a hand. Picking up a faggot he held it aloft for a moment, and then with a word of command_, naur an edraith ammen!_ he thrust the end of his staff into the midst of it. At once a great spout of green and blue flame sprang out, and the wood flared and sputtered."

Facing the wargs he held his staff up to ward off the wargs, but used a flaming branch and a spell to finish them off, not his staff

He tried to use his staff to open the doors of moria to no avail

He used it as a torch in moria and to flash a bolt of light to see what was about

He ‘lifted up his staff’ - possibly to ward off the blows of the 3 hunters when he met them in fangorn

He raised his staff in edoras making ‘a roll of thunder and to blot the sunlight out

But notice this: no mentioned of his staff against saruman – “He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice. 'Saruman, your staff is broken.”

And notice saruman has a staff when the company overtakes him – but obviously no power to run ‘through’ it.

02-08-2006, 01:06 PM	#33
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	LOL! yes, I agree! I was only joking! fyi, here's where I can see the use of gandalf's staff in lotr (other than the breaking of the bridge which has been mentioned above) On caradhras: "At last reluctantly Gandalf himself took a hand. Picking up a faggot he held it aloft for a moment, and then with a word of command_, naur an edraith ammen!_ he thrust the end of his staff into the midst of it. At once a great spout of green and blue flame sprang out, and the wood flared and sputtered." Facing the wargs he held his staff up to ward off the wargs, but used a flaming branch and a spell to finish them off, not his staff He tried to use his staff to open the doors of moria to no avail He used it as a torch in moria and to flash a bolt of light to see what was about He ‘lifted up his staff’ - possibly to ward off the blows of the 3 hunters when he met them in fangorn He raised his staff in edoras making ‘a roll of thunder and to blot the sunlight out But notice this: no mentioned of his staff against saruman – “He raised his hand, and spoke slowly in a clear cold voice. 'Saruman, your staff is broken.” And notice saruman has a staff when the company overtakes him – but obviously no power to run ‘through’ it.