What's in a Staff? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Ancalagon'sFire · 11-08-2009, 02:23 PM

I know many of you can search tirelessly to find references to 'staff's' in Tolkien's work, but really, what do you know about them? Tolkien give's great credence to staff's specifically in reference to the Istari and it is that which interests me most. What is it about an Istari wizard that requires him to have a staff? 5 entered Middle-Earth, all of whom had staff's but what connects each and what, if any, power lies in possession of a staff?

11-08-2009, 02:23 PM	#1
Ancalagon'sFire Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 41	What's in a Staff? I know many of you can search tirelessly to find references to 'staff's' in Tolkien's work, but really, what do you know about them? Tolkien give's great credence to staff's specifically in reference to the Istari and it is that which interests me most. What is it about an Istari wizard that requires him to have a staff? 5 entered Middle-Earth, all of whom had staff's but what connects each and what, if any, power lies in possession of a staff? __________________ Threads you should make a point of reading!