Gandalf's Staff

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Originally Posted by Essex

but not neccesarily as my posts above prove. for example, Gandalf broke Saruman's staff by raising his hand and using his voice.

Not sure. Again I wish that I had the books in front of me, but my paperbacks have been packed away somewhere by the wife and I loaned my hard cover to my brother who has taken 3+ years to arrive at Bree.

Is there a place on-line in which the text is available?

Anyway, at the time of the Saruman staff breaking, does Gandalf have his hand on his staff? I wonder if this is the case in many of the events noted by Essex.