Posted: April 14, 1999 at 06:24:25: by Martin Read
: There is no reason for the robes to have been magical in order for the Nazgul to have been dependent upon them for their shapes and abilities to interact with the physical world. I have never argued that the robes WERE or MUST BE magical in order for that to be accomplished.It seemed to be implicit in the phrase "Gave form to" that the robes had some special property, as Tolkien gives no other reasoning behind his statement. However, the light theory (even starlight might have had some level of effect on unclothed Nazgul) does offer a logical rea
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