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04-27-2006, 08:15 PM | #1 |
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Three vs. One
I couldn't find a thread on this, so I'll ask it here...
If Sauron had recovered the Ring and taken over Middle- Earth and enslaved the people, and assuming the some of the Elves stayed, instead of just left for the Undying Lands, could the power of the Three Elven rings been used to combat the power of the One? I mean, its not likely because 1) Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel would probably leave Middle-Earth, 2) they weren't used last time Sauron was gaining power (or were they?), and 3) they are connected to the One, which could either help or hinder them, but is it possible? Could they have been used against the power of the One? If so, how come no one ever thinks of it?
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04-27-2006, 08:20 PM | #2 |
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I think it was discussed before but I can't find the link. The three rings were not meant for warfare but rather protection. They kept Rivendel and Lothlorien safe, as well as helped Gandalf inspire other men (and elves and hobbits) yet they were not a weapon to be wielded in the battle field.
Also, if Sauron had regained the One Ring, he would have had power over the three elven rings as well, rendering them useless even if they had some use in the battlefield. And I think that the point of LoTR is not "well, the elves missed something in their reasoning and did things the hard way" but rather "there was no other choice, humanity (or elfanity, hobbitanity.... etc) had one last chance and thanks to the brave souls of the Fellowship and the many that aided them (including possibly Eru) the world was saved".
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04-27-2006, 08:26 PM | #3 | |
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Ahh, that clears that up.
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04-29-2006, 08:36 AM | #6 | |
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It's interesting that Tolkien brings up a 3rd possibility of defeating Sauron for good. And that is you just kill him so many times he doesn't have enough "inherent spirit" to reform:
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But as Raynor shows, by the War of the Ring, this is highly unlikely as Sauron had the power and the might where the only way of beating him now was by destroying the Ring.
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