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Farael · 06-06-2006, 01:19 PM

I beg to differ, both with Nafforc and Ninja.

To adress Nafforc's point first, the nine rings were made before the One ring, therefore the nine rings are not a product of the one and thus it's not necessary that they'll be destroyed when The One is. The Nine were not even made by Sauron himself, the elves made them. Of course he was involved in the process of making them and ultimately bent the rings to his own purpose, but he did not make them.

What I mean by all that is that it would have been possible for the Nazghul to become liberated from the One. What this would have meant it's hard to know. Perhaps they would have remained evil creatures bent on power and destruction, perhaps their souls would have been allowed to pass from the circles of the world as they should have done a long time before or perhaps they would have remained and turned good, who knows?

About Ninja's points, while it is true they'd have no allies and that elves and strong and brave men could be a match for their skills, we should not forget that the Witch King had fought war against the free peoples of ME almost by himself while Sauron recuperated from the destruction of Numenor. If the Witch King could do it, then it's likely that the other Nazghul were also capable of doing it. Let's not forget that they were all kings in life.

06-06-2006, 01:19 PM	#4
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	I beg to differ, both with Nafforc and Ninja. To adress Nafforc's point first, the nine rings were made before the One ring, therefore the nine rings are not a product of the one and thus it's not necessary that they'll be destroyed when The One is. The Nine were not even made by Sauron himself, the elves made them. Of course he was involved in the process of making them and ultimately bent the rings to his own purpose, but he did not make them. What I mean by all that is that it would have been possible for the Nazghul to become liberated from the One. What this would have meant it's hard to know. Perhaps they would have remained evil creatures bent on power and destruction, perhaps their souls would have been allowed to pass from the circles of the world as they should have done a long time before or perhaps they would have remained and turned good, who knows? About Ninja's points, while it is true they'd have no allies and that elves and strong and brave men could be a match for their skills, we should not forget that the Witch King had fought war against the free peoples of ME almost by himself while Sauron recuperated from the destruction of Numenor. If the Witch King could do it, then it's likely that the other Nazghul were also capable of doing it. Let's not forget that they were all kings in life. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.