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Feanor of the Peredhil · 05-20-2003, 04:40 PM

"I don't think it says anywhere
that the nine were crafted for
humans"

I could be wrong... but does "Nine for mortal men doomed to die..." count as saying that they were for men? Hm... actually that doesn't mean anything, because that could be Sauron's purpose for them. It doesn't necessarily mean that that's what they were originally for. Hm... I think I might be way off base because I am embarrassingly un-Tolkien-educated, not having read the Silm or the Letters (and having pretty much no clue what they are about), so I'm probably wrong. Unless I'm right, don't take me too seriously on this.

05-20-2003, 04:40 PM	#11
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	"I don't think it says anywhere that the nine were crafted for humans" I could be wrong... but does "Nine for mortal men doomed to die..." count as saying that they were for men? Hm... actually that doesn't mean anything, because that could be Sauron's purpose for them. It doesn't necessarily mean that that's what they were originally for. Hm... I think I might be way off base because I am embarrassingly un-Tolkien-educated, not having read the Silm or the Letters (and having pretty much no clue what they are about), so I'm probably wrong. Unless I'm right, don't take me too seriously on this. __________________ peace