Fili
Servant
Race - Erebor Dwarf
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Post by Fili on May 28, 2004 11:12:22 GMT -5
;D Ho de ha
Tolkien's portrayal of magic and power is handled very subtley.
We know the ring has power as to the measure of the weilder.
Now here's the question. What do you think the ring would do for you.
What powers and abilities would it confer and how would you use them.
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Post by shadofax on Jul 12, 2004 15:39:06 GMT -5
I dont think that you would be able to use the Ring, it would be the Ring that user's you. The Ring can only be used by Sauron himself.
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Post by Ilúvatar on Jul 12, 2004 17:33:04 GMT -5
Is the Ring really evil?
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Post by Gil-galen on Jul 15, 2004 0:48:28 GMT -5
The ring is absolutely and totally evil, I have not read anything to the contrary. It was created by Sauron and not only that but he put a lot of himself into the ring. I think in manys ways the ring is almost an extention like an apendage. Wearing it would be sort of like cloaking yourself in a piece of Sauron himself. I think the ring will, at least in the begining give its possessor an enhancement to the things a person already is. Each to his/her own limits of view point, character, and desire. In the Return of the King when Samwise got it in his hands on the ring, he envisioned himself as a great and powerful gardener setting wrongs right and growing tremendous and beautiful things. A false image to be sure. The ring is to great and will consumer all things less than Sauron himself. Even Gandalf and Galadriel know they can't handle it. Tom Bombadil seems to be the only other being present on Middle-earth that is not mastered by the ring (perhaps ents too). For me, the ring would make me into a great musician and artist changing the face of music and art with unequaled talent, BUT with that greatness would come enslavement with hurt and even destruction to others, ultimately things would go bad I think, I would end up like Gollum or a ring wraith.
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WitchKing
Servant
Race - Ringwraith
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Post by WitchKing on Jul 23, 2004 12:01:15 GMT -5
Well it was forged of Saurons malice, cruelty and will to dominate all life, so the question still remains and can never be truly answered as to weather the ring would still be potent enough to be evil without Saurons will or 'soul' to hold it's power to it.
As for the question, I would not try, if I came upon the ring knowing what it could do I would most likely find the best person I thought of to handle it. I would not touch it.
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