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Originally posted by Thingol:
<STRONG> I believe that the Barrow-Wights were not actually inhabited by spirits, human or otherwise. I think that through the power of the ring(s) the Witch King, and possibly the other Nazgul, were able to reanimate the bodies of the dead and bend them to their will. Much like the dwarves when Aule first created them, merely pupits under his power.
[ January 16, 2002: Message edited by: Thingol ]</STRONG>
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There could be some truth to this, but if the relationship was in fact strictly puppetish, when the hobbits were captured they would have been, in essense, The witch king's prisoners. While Gandalf thought this episode was Frodo's most dangerous moment, it doesn't seem that it was as dangerous as being in the Witch King's possession. perhaps I am reading your puupet comparison too strongly though. Frodo's danger could have come from the fact that he almost put on the ring, and in the wight's presence that might have been equal to Frodo jumping up and down right in front of the witch kings face. But if the wight's are basically an extension of the Witch King, he would have known of the Hobbits and the ring whether Frodo put it on or not.
Another question, along these lines, what can wights do? If the serve the witch king, he would know what region they (the wights) were in, and the nazgul themselves were in that region searching for Hobbits, wouldn't it be beneficial to them to enlist the full force aid of their servants? What are their boundaries, and why?