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   From: degrafi@freenet.de   
      
   Hi there!   
      
   Am 01.03.2013 19:22, schrieb Paul S. Person:   
   > On Fri, 1 Mar 2013 04:33:19 -0800 (PST), solar penguin   
      
   > Interestingly, when Frodo defied the Riders at the Ford of the Bruinen   
   > (I hope I got that name right, it's been a while since I read the   
   > book), he held them back, at least for a moment (well, if I remember   
   > correctly, he did, anyway). Perhaps, for that moment, he was using the   
   > Ring as a ringlord would, and so the Nazgul were unable to assault   
   > him, even though he didn't have it on.   
      
   I don't think so, as he didn't wield it, for from all what we know you   
   have to wear the ring to do so. But the ring seems to have an imminent   
   power (even if not worn), as can be seen e.g. from the way the orcs   
   beheld Sam (Cirith Ungol). Maybe this power "impressed" the wraiths.   
      
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