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Narya · 03-31-2002, 08:18 AM

Very interesting thoughts...
A good example for a good and a evil person that balance each other are Manwe and Melkor.
They were both mighty and Melkor wasn´t evil from the beginning, but he got evil when his greed corruptet him. So he is the antithesis of Manwe.
Sauron´s ring was also something with his own evil power. Made by Sauron it was full of hate against the world. Maybe it destroyed the balance by corrupting for example Frodo, so he could´nt throw it into the fire. But because it also corrupted Gollum the balance could´nt be destroyed.
Maybe if you say Galadriel was the 'good side' of Sauron, the artifacts she owns (her ring (and of course the other elvenrings too) and her phiole) balanced the evil power of the ring.
(There were 10 rings of evil power and also 10 for the good side)
I think you are right that when someone´s 'dark side' is killed he needs to leave Middleearth to go to the immortal. Frodo needed to leave because he was empty and could´nt live in the Shire anymore. And Gandalf for example went away because his quest was over, he didn´t have enemys in Middleearth anymore.

03-31-2002, 08:18 AM	#8
Narya Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: not here... floating down the Liffey Posts: 124	Very interesting thoughts... A good example for a good and a evil person that balance each other are Manwe and Melkor. They were both mighty and Melkor wasn´t evil from the beginning, but he got evil when his greed corruptet him. So he is the antithesis of Manwe. Sauron´s ring was also something with his own evil power. Made by Sauron it was full of hate against the world. Maybe it destroyed the balance by corrupting for example Frodo, so he could´nt throw it into the fire. But because it also corrupted Gollum the balance could´nt be destroyed. Maybe if you say Galadriel was the 'good side' of Sauron, the artifacts she owns (her ring (and of course the other elvenrings too) and her phiole) balanced the evil power of the ring. (There were 10 rings of evil power and also 10 for the good side) I think you are right that when someone´s 'dark side' is killed he needs to leave Middleearth to go to the immortal. Frodo needed to leave because he was empty and could´nt live in the Shire anymore. And Gandalf for example went away because his quest was over, he didn´t have enemys in Middleearth anymore. __________________ ...for we know the joy of life is the peace* that love can bring* So spoke the wizard in his mountain home.