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Forum: The Books 06-17-2016, 09:38 PM
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Posted By Zigûr
That's certainly possible, although even if...

That's certainly possible, although even if strange things happened it doesn't mean that the Númenóreans became aware of the Rings. As Morthoron has offered, they may have become essentially lords of...
Forum: The Books 06-17-2016, 10:33 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
According to the Tale of Years the Nazgûl...

According to the Tale of Years the Nazgûl appeared in 2251, but the Shadow fell on Númenor around 1800 and they began colonising Middle-earth in that time. My suspicion would be that Sauron gave...
Forum: The Books 06-15-2016, 10:59 PM
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Posted By Zigûr
I thought of this too, but Isildur had to have...

I thought of this too, but Isildur had to have been able to see the Ring to have a reason to cut off Sauron's finger to seize it. That being said, if it was invisible, we might assume that it became...
Forum: The Books 06-10-2016, 10:09 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
It's possible, but I can also imagine that the...

It's possible, but I can also imagine that the possessors of the Nine might have kept them fairly secret in order to not risk attracting the greed of others. I'm also not convinced how well Sauron's...
Forum: The Books 06-08-2016, 11:43 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
In Letter 211, however, Professor Tolkien does...

In Letter 211, however, Professor Tolkien does state that "I do not think Ar-Pharazôn knew anything about the One Ring. The Elves kept the matter of the Rings very secret, as long as they could. In...
Forum: The Books 06-08-2016, 09:53 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
My thoughts exactly. We can't imagine they...

My thoughts exactly. We can't imagine they brought them with them to use them, because at the time Sauron still had the One, so they couldn't use them. If any of them had, as you say, been captured,...
Forum: The Books 06-08-2016, 12:10 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
Good thoughts. I find this assertion of...

Good thoughts.

I find this assertion of Hammond and Scull to be curious, however:

Isn't this incorrect? In Unfinished Tales, in "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", it states of the first...
Forum: The Books 06-30-2015, 04:03 AM
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Posted By Zigûr
Didn't I argue that Thrór was able to pass on his...

Didn't I argue that Thrór was able to pass on his Ring because he was a Dwarf and not a Man?

Also I just argued that "Rings of Power" seems to be a vague term with no rigid definition, which seems...
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