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Old 12-11-2003, 07:51 PM   #21
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Another point: Could Saruman command Sauron himself, through the Nine and those of the Seven that he held?
I doubt it. The Seven couldn't even control Dwarves, and the Second Age bearers of the Three avoided enslavement by merely forebearing to wear them.
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Old 12-11-2003, 11:58 PM   #22
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I agree; but how could Sauron control the Nine without using the Nine Rings? Wouldn't this open him to attack?
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