: I think that, as a magical spell can make use of non-magical ingredients, if there were any "magic" involved in giving the Nazgul their ability to function with the living world that the robes could just as easily have been non-magical as magical. The "spell" might be in the robes, or it might be on the robes. If that makes any sense.

: : However, the light theory (even starlight might have had some
: : level of effect on unclothed Nazgul) does offer a logical rea

: Unfortunately, once again our transatlantic connection has cause a problem with your message. This is all that I found of the rest of it.

Yes it's irritating, especially as the problem is intermittent - I have some hope that it will improve in the near future.

I was just saying that it would be logical - given the recorded effect of light on the Nazgul - that the loss of robes, might totally debilitate them in daylight but also that moonlight and even starlight could possibly have a lesser though still important influence also. This would give the robes importance in maintaining their ownwer's function but allow the clothing to have no inherent special properties, other than being, perhaps, especially light-proof.