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Old 01-12-2001, 07:47 AM   #19
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Re: wargs

Elvish does not equal magical. As is noted in another topic, magic in Middle-Earth is not common and seldom flashy. The swords carried by the Company were ancient swords wound about with spells... created by mastercraftsman over lengthy time. Anduril was reforged over a period of only a months or so, but it was forged on the shards of an already powerful swords. But I don't think that the Elves of Rivendell created an arsenal of magic arrows for Legolas. And I'm sure if they did, Tolkien would have mentioned it. Especially if their supposed magic was indeed the cause of the death of the wolves.

The more I think about it, the more I think the wolves were wolves. And the other wolves took or consumed the bodies of their slain comrades. It is most likely that they were driven by Sauron or by Sauron-sent spirits, perhaps in habiting them or some of them. But they were wolves, nonetheless.

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