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The White CouncilRe: Sorcerers in middle earthTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Sorcerers in middle earthTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Gandalf on May 13, 2000 at 21:48:37 In Reply to: Re: Sorcerers in middle earth posted by Beren Valthol on May 12, 2000 at 09:29:30:
: i always came to think in the end that a evil Wizard = a Sorcerer.. but then thinkings like the Witch king have stuffed that up.. i don't quite get that.. isn't a male witch a Warlock?? : do we have and resident witch's?warlocks?wizards?sorcerer's?? : Gandalf are u the closed we have?? what u think? : Beren Valthôl The difference between sorcerer, Wizard, and Witch seems to be merely the way that Tolkien wanted to portray things. The Wizards were the istari (Yes, I am from the West). Sorcerer, the Necromancer, and the term "Witch-King" were all contrived to indicate evil doings I think. As someone below (Michael i think) mentions, some elves were said to have used "sorcery" too, but maybe Tolkien ran out of adjectives? Wizards were certainly a different group in themselves. Sorcerers and other dabblers are mainly "evil" characters. Hey, just thought of something. Because New Zealand is the first country into the new day, I am actually in the far east, not west. Damn that Cirdan, I never should have trusted that dodgey compass he sold me... Gandalf
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