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   From: tkoenig@netcologne.de   
      
   Paul S  Person  schrieb:   
      
   > I think it was supposed to be power of a Maia who was no longer   
   > hobbled by Manwe, having been released from that hobbling by Eru   
   > Iluvator himself and sent back into Arda so that Sauron could be   
   > defeated despite the utter failure of Manwe's plan.   
      
   Makes me think... what was Gandalf's plan in the confrontation   
   with the head Nazgul at the gates of Minas Tirith?  Did he   
   know that Rohan was coming, and just wanted to hold the gate   
   for a few seconds?   
      
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