29-10-2003, 19:44
Letter n°131 :
The chief power (of all rings alike) was the prevention of slowing of decay (i.e. 'change' viewed as a regrettable thing), the preservation of what is desired or loved, or its semblance - this is more or less an Elvish motive. But also they enhanced the natural powers of a possessor - thus approaching 'magic', a motive easily corruptible into evil, a lust for domination. and finally they had other powers, more directly derived from Sauron ('the Necromancer': so he is called as he casts a fleeting shadow and presage on the pages of The Hobbit): such as rendering invisible the material body, and making things of the invisible world visible.
The chief power (of all rings alike) was the prevention of slowing of decay (i.e. 'change' viewed as a regrettable thing), the preservation of what is desired or loved, or its semblance - this is more or less an Elvish motive. But also they enhanced the natural powers of a possessor - thus approaching 'magic', a motive easily corruptible into evil, a lust for domination. and finally they had other powers, more directly derived from Sauron ('the Necromancer': so he is called as he casts a fleeting shadow and presage on the pages of The Hobbit): such as rendering invisible the material body, and making things of the invisible world visible.
C'est la description la plus détaillée que je connaisse. Il en ressort que tous les Anneaux (sauf les Trois) ont les mêmes pouvoirs et qu'il furent conçus à l'origine pour les Elfes, pour préserver les belles choses et lutter contre le déclin d'Arda. A priori tous les Anneaux rendent invisibles et permettent de voir le monde des esprits... (imaginez un peu des Nains invisibles !)
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