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Talk:The Lord of the Rings (view source)
Revision as of 09:29, March 11, 2007
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I seem to recall that Gandalf is the Middle-Earth equivalent of an angel, if that helps at all. I don't know about the elves, though.
I seem to recall that Gandalf is the Middle-Earth equivalent of an angel, if that helps at all. I don't know about the elves, though.
:Thank you for that. I must admit that I was not aware Gandalf was an "angel." I am not sure that does make a difference to my concerns. Gandalf is obviously a fictional character and hence not "really" either a wizard or angel. The point is that Gandalf and other aspects of the novels <i>appear</i> to make magic and the occult acceptable in a way that they should not be. Admittedly, if all the magic used by the good guys were to be recast as miracles or the divine power of God manifested in Middle-Earth, this problem would disappear; but if that is the basis of "magic" in Tolkien's view, then it is a deeply hidden rationale. To a casual reader, there appears to be magic and occult influences that are of use to otherwise heroic characters. --<font color=navy>[[User:JesusSaves|JesusSaves]] 05:25, 11 March 2007 (EST)</font>