#standing tall in the spiritual realm.. naught but an old man in the mundane realm. it lends a deeper layer to the imagery of him sitting | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

kirbyddd · 8 months ago

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one thing that's just one of my weird little personal wishes, i really wish gandalf used more of his Hobbit style alchemical "magic" in LoTR, he really only uses it for fireworks at the very beginning then he mainly just uses his ring and divine authority

#which it makes sense thematically that he doesn't wield much of his true divine power during the Hobbit but does during LotR #because it's not just a magical “power” to be used.. it's divine autonomy that only has potency in his realm of authority #which his only authority in the mundane realm is as a single man #but in LoTR he is granted high authority over the non-native spirits of middle earth. able to strip saruman of his own and turn wraiths #and even directly contest sauron's influence over the ringbearer granting frodo a moment of free will on amon hen #but in the Hobbit when dealing with goblins and dragons all he can do is wield alchemical tricks accented by his ring's command over flame #thought i expect he commanded far greater power against the necromancer in dol guldur. particularly when following saruman's command #who did already have White authority #standing tall in the spiritual realm.. naught but an old man in the mundane realm. it lends a deeper layer to the imagery of him sitting #alongside aragorn and glorfindel at elrond's banquet... appearing even more kingly to frodo's eyes than the elfstone himself.#because at that table it was the spiritual form that was seated with highest majesty.. rather than worldly influence #though aragorn possessed a spiritual nature approaching even that of elves.. he still appeared a prince next to elders of the First Age #and beyond the First Age even to the timeless dawn of creation itself #even shrouded in Grey.. gandalf dwarfed him #LoTR is a monolith. what a truly rich tapestry of life #tolkien you have far surpassed the anglo saxon chronicler poets you so revered... and woven something that will endure even longer #rest well #oh yeah i was gonna write something about why he didnt use his ring much in the Hobbit too but that'll max out tags #oh yeah i was gonna say something about why he didnt use his ring much in the hobbit but i guess i said enough #I'll max out tags

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