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   Re: Did Sauron know when a ring was dest   
   26 Sep 14 11:47:31   
   
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   From: g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies   
      
   Okay, so one time? In band camp? Bill O'Meally  was all, like:   
   > On 2014-09-26 05:15:08 +0000, Morgoth's Curse   
   >  said:   
      
   >> We know that four of the Seven were destroyed by dragons who attacked   
   >> the Dwarves and plundered their hoards.  Is there any evidence in any   
   >> of Tolkien's legendarium that Sauron could sense or detect it when a   
   >> Ring of Power was destroyed?  (I except the obvious example of the   
   >> Ruling Ring.)   
      
   > Gandalf tells Frodo in 'Shadow of the Past' that Sauron had suspected   
   > the Elves destroyed the One Ring, which seems absurd to me. How would   
   > Gandalf know this, or even think this? And certainly Sauron would have   
   > been the first to know.   
      
   If it was destroyed when Sauron was in a weakened state, he may not have   
   noticed.   
      
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