the Druedain and the power of the Watch Stone - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gwaihir the Windlord · 08-09-2003, 01:23 AM

This case is an interesting one. Human 'magical' power did apparently exist in ME; there are a few artefacts -- the Stone of Erech (its power to hold Men back, for a while, from death), the invincible stone of Orthanc and of the Outer Wall of Gondor, the possibly magical sword of Merry -- on which the Numenoreans appear to have laid some kind of power. This power, though, in all cases appears to be passive in physical nature rather than active, like the Drug-statue.

Anything like this is strange. It would seem strange if even the Eldar could animate stone -- their 'magic' was generally more subtle as well, although more common, although they seem to have had some power over certain elements in an active way (eg the water-flood of Rivendell). For these reasons, I believe that the tale of the watch-stone did not in fact happen. It is more likely that it was a fabricated story, made up by a dramatic exagerator; the Haladin in Brethil were rather superstitious of the mystical Druadanic ways.

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08-09-2003, 01:23 AM	#2
Gwaihir the Windlord Essence of Darkness Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Evermore Posts: 1,420	This case is an interesting one. Human 'magical' power did apparently exist in ME; there are a few artefacts -- the Stone of Erech (its power to hold Men back, for a while, from death), the invincible stone of Orthanc and of the Outer Wall of Gondor, the possibly magical sword of Merry -- on which the Numenoreans appear to have laid some kind of power. This power, though, in all cases appears to be passive in physical nature rather than active, like the Drug-statue. Anything like this is strange. It would seem strange if even the Eldar could animate stone -- their 'magic' was generally more subtle as well, although more common, although they seem to have had some power over certain elements in an active way (eg the water-flood of Rivendell). For these reasons, I believe that the tale of the watch-stone did not in fact happen. It is more likely that it was a fabricated story, made up by a dramatic exagerator; the Haladin in Brethil were rather superstitious of the mystical Druadanic ways.