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Thingol · 06-15-2002, 06:06 PM

Turin's sword was Gurthang. I've always attributed Gurthang's speech to Turin as the sword Gurthang being inhabited by the spirit of Eol. I figure if anyone’s going to be afraid to accept the summons of Mandos it's going to be Eol. I don't see why Eol's fea (which refusing the summons of Mandos would be trapped wandering around Middle Earth) wouldn't be able to inhabit the sword that he made. Every race was capable of creating items of lore, imbued with special properties. The barrow swords are examples of this, as are the dwarven doors of Moria. Yet I do not think that there are any examples of any non elvish or maia created objects actually having wills of their own. The fea of the non elvish races are not bound to Middle Earth. Subsequently the dwarves, men, hobbits, orcs, etc… do not have as much control over their fea.

06-15-2002, 06:06 PM	#3
Thingol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 259	Turin's sword was Gurthang. I've always attributed Gurthang's speech to Turin as the sword Gurthang being inhabited by the spirit of Eol. I figure if anyone’s going to be afraid to accept the summons of Mandos it's going to be Eol. I don't see why Eol's fea (which refusing the summons of Mandos would be trapped wandering around Middle Earth) wouldn't be able to inhabit the sword that he made. Every race was capable of creating items of lore, imbued with special properties. The barrow swords are examples of this, as are the dwarven doors of Moria. Yet I do not think that there are any examples of any non elvish or maia created objects actually having wills of their own. The fea of the non elvish races are not bound to Middle Earth. Subsequently the dwarves, men, hobbits, orcs, etc… do not have as much control over their fea. __________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.