Aragalen the Green
Gondor
Jan 24 2013, 11:57pm
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Will you be seeing it again? :)
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7. Saruman’s line at the White Council: (approximately) “…who calls himself a necromancer…”. Now this is interesting: what evidence is there that said being (?) “calls himself” such? Has someone actually spoken with him? Radagast surely didn’t hear that spooky shape holler out “I AM A NECROMANCER! MUAHAHAHA!”, did he? If I recall correctly:
Radagast tells Gandalf he sees a Necromancer. Then at the White Council Gandalf tells Saruman about the woodsmen speaking of a Necromancer living in Dol Guldur...Saraman says something about "this Necromancer...is nothing more than a man..."
I find it interesting that it is referred to as "a Necromancer" not "The Necromancer". Interesting too that Radagast knows what a Necromancer is (and the other Wizards do too) and seem familiar with the term...and that Saruman has a ready explanation.
I also remember (oh, years ago) when I first read the Hobbit and asking my mother what a Necromancer was. She made me look it up in either a dictionary or encyclopedia, but I did find it (no internet in 1970!).
There it is: dwarves are not heroes, but calculating folk with a great idea of the value of money; some are tricky and treacherous and pretty bad lots; some are not, but are decent enough people like Thorin and Company, if you don't expect too much.
(This post was edited by Aragalen the Green on Jan 25 2013, 12:00am)
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