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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 03-20-2002, 02:12 PM

Gandalf wasn't 100% certain of the fate of all the Dwarven rings. I've long felt Gloin's sudden discomfort at the Council in Rivendell when the subject of the lost dwarven rings was brought up indicated he new more than he wanted - or was free - to say.

It's just like the dwarves to keep this kind of secret, not lie directly, but simply leave out a crucial secret fact. I suspect Dain had one of the unaccounted for rings (though not the one that was meant to go to Thorin). Part and parcel of why he was not tempted by Sauron's offer.

On the subject of why the Dwarves were not so easily turned and there are no Dwarf ringwraiths, it's mentioned in the Silm. that Aule specifically made them tough and resistant to Melkor and his works (Melkor is also known as Morgoth and Sauron was his servant). Dwarves were not imagined in the original song, but fashioned in the image of elves due to Aule's impatience to bring living thinking beings to ME.

Since they were imagined by him after the betrayal of Melkor, Aule added specifically to their make-up a resistance to him. Men and Elves were conceived of before Melkor turned to evil, though they came into being later.

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03-20-2002, 02:12 PM	#6
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	Gandalf wasn't 100% certain of the fate of all the Dwarven rings. I've long felt Gloin's sudden discomfort at the Council in Rivendell when the subject of the lost dwarven rings was brought up indicated he new more than he wanted - or was free - to say. It's just like the dwarves to keep this kind of secret, not lie directly, but simply leave out a crucial secret fact. I suspect Dain had one of the unaccounted for rings (though not the one that was meant to go to Thorin). Part and parcel of why he was not tempted by Sauron's offer. On the subject of why the Dwarves were not so easily turned and there are no Dwarf ringwraiths, it's mentioned in the Silm. that Aule specifically made them tough and resistant to Melkor and his works (Melkor is also known as Morgoth and Sauron was his servant). Dwarves were not imagined in the original song, but fashioned in the image of elves due to Aule's impatience to bring living thinking beings to ME. Since they were imagined by him after the betrayal of Melkor, Aule added specifically to their make-up a resistance to him. Men and Elves were conceived of before Melkor turned to evil, though they came into being later. [ March 20, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?