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A Tolkien Theory: Why Couldn’t Morgoth and Sauron Change Bodily Form?
A recent video by TheRedBook on Sauron’s death
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM5hrpjsoM8&pp=ygUbc2F1cm9uIGRlYXRoIG9mIGEgZGFyayBsb3Jk) reminded me of some pertinent passages in Tolkien’s writings that may help build a more solid theory for why Morgoth and Sauron, after a certain point in their trajectory toward evil, could no longer change their bodily forms, which is why Sauron in The Lord of the Rings had only nine fingers (as I discussed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XfiLndomE&pp=ygUgd2h5IHNhdXJvbiBvbmx5IGhhZCBuaW5lIGZpbmdlcnM%3D)
The GirlNextGondor video on redemption I referred to is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5-Xc21Kvsc&pp=ygUZZ2lybG5leHRnb25kb3IgcmVkZW1wdGlvbg%3D%3D
Other Links:
Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek
Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek
Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If
link is expired contact me at [email protected]
and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
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By Joshua Scott
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A recent video by TheRedBook on Sauron’s death
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM5hrpjsoM8&pp=ygUbc2F1cm9uIGRlYXRoIG9mIGEgZGFyayBsb3Jk) reminded me of some pertinent passages in Tolkien’s writings that may help build a more solid theory for why Morgoth and Sauron, after a certain point in their trajectory toward evil, could no longer change their bodily forms, which is why Sauron in The Lord of the Rings had only nine fingers (as I discussed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1XfiLndomE&pp=ygUgd2h5IHNhdXJvbiBvbmx5IGhhZCBuaW5lIGZpbmdlcnM%3D)
The GirlNextGondor video on redemption I referred to is here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5-Xc21Kvsc&pp=ygUZZ2lybG5leHRnb25kb3IgcmVkZW1wdGlvbg%3D%3D
Other Links:
Playeur (formerly Utreon): https://utreon.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/
Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195
Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:f
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlore
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeek
Xero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeek
Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (If
link is expired contact me at [email protected]
and I’ll send a fresh invite link).
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