Posted: November 27, 1999 at 03:15:07: by []D [] []D
: Gandalf is known in the Shire for his wonderful fireworks. I believe it is also stated that of all the fireworks his (Gandalf's)were the best. This implies that others also made fireworks. Since fireworks use gunpower or flash powder, it appears that one or both existed in Middle Earth. Does gunpowder exist in Middle Earth? Are there other instances where the use of gunpowder may be implied or infered. Comments?
Wow. the first thing I've ever read here, and it's a great question.
I've wondered about this too. The fireworks that he does are certainly created with magic as well, if not alone based on what he creates with them. He does however "bring" the fireworks with him, so that implies something with powder i guess.
I have hoped that it wasn't gunpowder because that's sort of a stretch for it to exist without any weapons being used with that technology. And if you do have weapons with that technology, you're straying to far from the swords and sorcery genre.
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