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- From: Michael.P.Colburn@dartmouth.edu (Michael P. Colburn)
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- Subject: Re: Power of races
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:39:41 GMT
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- In article <26JAN199315070925@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov>
- tohall@ariel.lerc.nasa.gov (Dave Hall (Sverdrup)) writes:
-
- > Yes, this reminds me of another possible inconsistency regarding
- > Gandalf. As I recall, he is commenting about either Saruman's or Denethor's
- > use of the Palantiri. He says something about "How I wish I dared to use it,
- > to cast my sight back to the first age, and to witness the unimaginable hand
- > and mind of Feanor at work in his halls in Aman". Being a Maia, I would think
- > that !he was there when it happened!. At least, it is another hint that he had
- > forgotten some things, or perhaps when he was sent to ME, part of the
- > transformation to a near-human form involved memory loss.
-
- Hmmm...I'd say that it's more likely that he remembered being in Aman
- when Feanor created the Silmarils and wanted once more to witness his
- magnificent handiwork. And for Gandalf to remember Feanor and Aman in
- the first place would seem to indicate he had some memory of
- Valinor...just my opinion, though.
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