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**lindil** · 01-13-2001, 06:20 AM

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one from the shadowed mists of the Downs past

I think this deserves a bit more consideration.

Especially in the light of all this talk of magic.

As to the Silmarill's power to corrupt
[witness the oath of Feanor , the death of Finwe ,and Melkor going way out of his way to snag them , even risking Ungoliant being too near when he nabbed them [a concern that comes up in Morgoth's ring] ,
I think this power came from Feanor's co-creative skills being literally poisoned by arrogance and pride, this was amplified when mixed w/ the light of the trees and possibly amplified by the crystallization process.

Another seeming instance of the healing powers of the Silmarill was the placing of the recaptured jewel on to Beren's hand and he reviving briefly, and the fact that beren's hand , clutching the jewel stayed intact in the Wolf's belly against all laws of digestion.

As to Yavanna saying she could heal the tree's , well she would have had to break them ,thus indicating to my mind that is wa not the jewels doing the healing , but rather the Light which had been captured.
I dare say she might havebeen in for a suprise ,if Feanor's passion filled magic/co-creating had some how intermixed w/ the light of the jewels , had this light been able to revive the trees, the result could have been a subtle [or not so subtle] Feanorization of all of Valinor via the 24hour illunination process!

lindil

"What then was this hope , if you know ?" Finrod asked "They say" answered Andreth :" they say that the One will himself enter into Arda , and heal Men and all the Marring from the begining to the end." Lindil is often found on posting on the 'New Revised Standard' Silmarillion at the Barrowdowns discussion board. </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 1/13/01 7:25:23 am

01-13-2001, 06:20 AM	#6
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 207</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> one from the shadowed mists of the Downs past I think this deserves a bit more consideration. Especially in the light of all this talk of magic. As to the Silmarill's power to corrupt [witness the oath of Feanor , the death of Finwe ,and Melkor going way out of his way to snag them , even risking Ungoliant being too near when he nabbed them [a concern that comes up in Morgoth's ring] , I think this power came from Feanor's co-creative skills being literally poisoned by arrogance and pride, this was amplified when mixed w/ the light of the trees and possibly amplified by the crystallization process. Another seeming instance of the healing powers of the Silmarill was the placing of the recaptured jewel on to Beren's hand and he reviving briefly, and the fact that beren's hand , clutching the jewel stayed intact in the Wolf's belly against all laws of digestion. As to Yavanna saying she could heal the tree's , well she would have had to break them ,thus indicating to my mind that is wa not the jewels doing the healing , but rather the Light which had been captured. I dare say she might havebeen in for a suprise ,if Feanor's passion filled magic/co-creating had some how intermixed w/ the light of the jewels , had this light been able to revive the trees, the result could have been a subtle [or not so subtle] Feanorization of all of Valinor via the 24hour illunination process! lindil "What then was this hope , if you know ?" Finrod asked "They say" answered Andreth :" they say that the One will himself enter into Arda , and heal Men and all the Marring from the begining to the end." Lindil is often found on posting on the 'New Revised Standard' Silmarillion at the Barrowdowns discussion board. </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000076>lindil</A> at: 1/13/01 7:25:23 am __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.