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Originally Posted by The Mouth of Sauron
How did these guys get their information ?
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A couple of other "items" for consideration - at least so far as the Elves are concerned.
1) The Three Rings. Elrond & Galadriel each had one. We are not ever told the full scope of the powers they provide, but we are given various glimpses.
- Galadriel claims to know the mind of Sauron (as it partains to the Elves) - apparently due to the ring.
- Gandalf (also a Ring wearer) communicated (in a way) with Frodo from a far distance in striving with the will of Sauron.
- Galdriel comments that there is more protecting Lorien than Elves & bows - suggesting the the Ring is supplying powers (which she chooses not to enumerate).
What other powers might the Rings have made available to Elrond (Rivendell) and Galadriel (Lorien)?
2) Elvish (esp Noldorin) Crafts & Arts.
- Galadriel designed and constructed a device (her "mirror") capable of probing thru time and across wide distances of space.
- Elrond demonstrated the ability to cause the waters of a river to rise or fall at his command.
- Elves (esp Celebrimbor) had already demonstrated the ability to design and build physical objects capable of granting long existence, confering invisibility, and focusing their wills on various tasks.
These crafts and arts seemed like "magic" to other peoples, but were no more magic to them than gunpowder was to early Europeans exploring the Americas. Who knows what other devices their arts may have come up with to assist them in communicating among themselves more quickly (over longer distances) than we mere mortal men might imagine.