Top Ten wisest in Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Andsigil · 09-01-2008, 04:43 PM

I'd say no list would be complete without Elrond, Cirdan, and Galadriel. Both Cirdan and Galadriel were two of the longest-living beings in all of ME. Elrond was of middling years for an elf, but he seemed to have a natural gift of wisdom.

That's not to say that long life is a guarantor of wisdom, by the way. For example, Treebeard had no sense of urgency, and someone wiser would have seen the existential threat to ME during the War of the Ring. And Tom Bombadil was... well, he's just Tom Bombadil. He thinks on a somewhat different level which is hard to describe.

Gandalf should also be on any such list. He was an Istari/Maiar and was the only one wise enough to hold true to his purpose without corruption or distraction.

09-01-2008, 04:43 PM	#2
Andsigil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Deepest Forges of Ered Luin Posts: 733	I'd say no list would be complete without Elrond, Cirdan, and Galadriel. Both Cirdan and Galadriel were two of the longest-living beings in all of ME. Elrond was of middling years for an elf, but he seemed to have a natural gift of wisdom. That's not to say that long life is a guarantor of wisdom, by the way. For example, Treebeard had no sense of urgency, and someone wiser would have seen the existential threat to ME during the War of the Ring. And Tom Bombadil was... well, he's just Tom Bombadil. He thinks on a somewhat different level which is hard to describe. Gandalf should also be on any such list. He was an Istari/Maiar and was the only one wise enough to hold true to his purpose without corruption or distraction. __________________ Even as fog continues to lie in the valleys, so does ancient sin cling to the low places, the depression in the world consciousness.