Posted: April 28, 2000 at 05:44:25: by Dave aka Don Quixote
: : Since we don't exactly what Radagast's mission was, he may have
: : been very successful. His location, near Mirkwood, may have had
: : an impact in slowing the spread of Sauron's influence northward
: : from Dol Guldur. I have always had the feeling that there more
: : going on with Radagast than we were ever told.: The view that Radagast failed in his mission was only explicitly stated in one of several essays. Tolkien seemed to change his mind on the whole Radagast issue, so saying he failed is not necessarily appropriate. Besides, the wizards were sent to battle 'Sauron' and even after Sauron is thrown down, there will still be Sauronic residues and followers who need watching. Perhaps Radagast had a job to do after Gandalf left - watching for a time angainst the return of evil. Or if you take one of the Essays Tolkein wrote on the Blue Wizards - if they turned bad, perhaps Radagast was left to watch over/counter their empire building games
Don Q
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