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Old 01-12-2001, 10:00 AM   #23
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Re: wargs

The Silmarillion describes Sauron's 'werewolves' of the Second Age as &quot;fell beasts inhabited by dreadful spirits that he had imprisoned in their bodies.&quot; This would seem to suggest that the wolves were indeed some kind of undead creatures whose bodies disintegrated or disappeared after they were &quot;killed&quot;.

As a side note, even supposedly ordinary items of Elvish make always seem to have at least a hint of &quot;enchantment&quot; (for lack of a better word) wound about them. Consider the cloaks given to the company in Lorien, the lembas, and the rope given to Sam, which untied from a tree at a tug and caused Gollum great pain when he was bound with it.

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