Um...I'm not sure Tolkien, or anyone else for that matter, delved into the physics of WHY things like magic worked. Originally, all the power of arts ("magic" as some call it) was good, yet Melkor turned his aside to dark purposes. Sauron learned under him, and though Melkor was banished from Middle-Earth, Sauron retained a good deal of his own magic. Why it worked in the ring...? I don't know! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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