1. By Austin Williamson
(The Tall Guy)

2. Gandalf’s Magic
 Powerful wizard, or Istar.
 Lived for 2000 years in Middle-Earth
 Resurrected as Gandalf The White
 Does not use magic to aid himself often,
usually only in threatening situations.
 Fought Balrog to the death

3. The One Ring
 Most Powerful Magical Item In Middle
Earth
 Created by the Dark Lord Sauron
 Changes power and temptation based
on holder
 Corrupts the will of those that hold it
 Can make user invisible, just as a
secondary power

4. The Balrog(s)
 Maiar who rebelled with Melkor, after
Sauron the mightiest and most terrible of
his servants.
 Breaks Gandalfs spell with a more
powerful counter spell
 Can Summon Flaming Weapons.
 Cannot be harmed with normal weapons

5. Creation of Middle-Earth
 Created through Monotheistic means,
similar to Tolkien's own religion
 The Godhead of middle earth is known
as Eru Illuvatar
 Created Middle-Earth with help of
angelic beings Valar and Maiar

6. Power Structure of Rings
 Humans get 9 magic rings because they
lack any magical abilities
 Dwarves had 7 because of there
magical metal working abilities
 Elves given only 3 rings because of their
strong magical abilities and immortal life
spans

7. Good & Evil Magic?
 According to Tolkien’s Letters, there is
no ‘good’ or ‘evil’ magic, just people
using it (Letters 155)
 The One Ring may contradict this due to
its corruptive nature, but the One Ring
has a will of its own, left over from the
Dark Lord Sauron.
 Magic used to control seen as evil

8. Machine vs. Magic
 Hobbits’ ‘disappearing’ ability

9. Other Forms of Magic?
 Kingship as magic
 With Tolkien’s like of monarchy, it makes
sense he would make Kings have a
special power of some sort
 King’s in Lord of the Rings have either a
special ability or item given by their
birthright

10.  Sam being empowered by his bond with
Frodo when he believes Frodo’s life is in
danger
 Likely explanation at the time, given how
in Tolkien's time modern science didn’t
fully know how the human body could
perform feats not normally possible in
average circumstances
 (Yes it was for the jokes)

11. Magic Sustains Middle-
Earth
 The Council of Elrond hints at it when
saying the destruction of The One Ring
could cause magic to leave and cause
the death and decay of Middle-Earth

12. Magic Cannot Go Against
‘Nature’
 Hinted at when Legolas says “’If Gandalf
would go before us with a bright flame,
he might melt a path for you’” And
Gandalf answered “’If Elves could fly
over mountains, they might fetch the
Sun to save us, But I must have
something to work on. I cannot burn
snow”

13. Magic as a Force in Middle-
Earth
 In Middle-Earth magic exists separate
from the creatures within, but can be
used by them
 Some creatures are born with magic
passively, like being able to speak with
animals.

14. Magic in Tolkien’s Lore is Deep
 Underneath the plot of short people
throwing jewelry into a volcano, there is
a vast amount of history and lore to Lord
of the Rings

15. The End