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From: nrh@lzaz.UUCP (N.R.HASLOCK)
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Subject: Re: Middle Earth (Tolkien) Questions
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Date: Tue, 19-Nov-85 11:17:36 EST
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Summary: inverse square?

In article <2152@umcp-cs.UUCP>, chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
> > One the other hand, his body vanished when he was killed, and perhaps
> > so did his ring.
> 
> I doubt it.  The Nine were tied to Sauron and the One, not to their
> wearers.
> 
Remember the magics used by the Nazgul? Do you not think that this
ability is tied to the rings and that the Wraiths would have been
powerless without their rings?

> ... By the way, I do find
> it odd that the One Ring's power seems to have been related to the
> inverse square of its distance from Orodruin, while the others'
> powers were not.  A peculiarity of its forging, perhaps.
Energy has to come from somewhere and Orodruin is as likely a source
as anywhere else. On the other hand, I seem to remember some comment
to the effect that the power of the One ring was affected by the
inherent power of the land of Mordor. Also remember that Frodo brought
the ring to within sight of the Gates without significant side effects,
and that this is closer to Orodruin than Minas Ithil which is where
Frodo was severely tried for the first time.

> Lindor, alias Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251)
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