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Old 12-12-2004, 02:40 PM   #1
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Heren, Yes, I don't know why they use the term "parallel," because parallel lines do never cross. I think there are times when the other world will mix with the earthly, reality. This "other" world is referred to as a "parallel world" to our own, maybe it stands for something that we have in common, and not something that deals with that fact that to two world "mix." Are these worlds supposed to mix together? In Tolkien as Heren has pointed out three occurences of these, where Eru intervenes into earthly matters, so are these worlds supposed to mix?


In some other instances are the Ringwraiths and Army of the Dead from a "parallel world?" Or, as Dûrbelethwen thinks they are from another dimension. There is a simularity between these two supernatural beings, both are curses. The Ringwraiths are cursed, as they have to serve Sauron, they are in his control. They are bound to the Ring. The Army of the Dead was cursed by Isildur.
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Old 12-12-2004, 03:07 PM   #2
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I'm not sure I would use the term 'parallel'. Rather, I feel that 'layer' fits better. I believe that there are many layers and and dimensions to this world, all of which we cannot see, except for the layer we dwell in. [I believe in demons and angels, and their involvement in everyday life] In Middle-earth, I think that the layers were compressed/combined, so that the supernatural could interact with and be visible to the 'natural'. eg; Gandalf and Sarumon, Sauron, the Ringwraiths and the Army of the Dead.
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