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C ontents

i ntroduCtion : t he a ffairs of W izards

C hapter o ne : M agiCal M iddle - earth

C hapter t Wo : e xpanding the o rders

C hapter t hree : a n i nCrease of d WiMMer - Craft

C hapter f our : t ools of the t rade

C hapter f ive : s toryCraft

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Introduction

t he a ffairs

hough warriors may brave fierce battle, rogues amass precious trea-

sure, and nobles achieve fantastic glory, loremasters and magicians

lie closest of all these to the heart and soul of Middle-earth. It is the

business of these, the learned orders, to comprehend the rich layers

of tradition, custom, and history that characterise Middle-earth. They under-

stand most fully what lore the tides of time and calamity have left untouched,

and they feel the keenest pangs over what has been lost to those tides. They

know better than anyone else what it means to live in Middle-earth.

‘For not in doing or contriving . . . can

I avail; but only in knowing what was

and is, and in part also what shall be.’

— Galadriel, The Fellowship

of the Ring

And yet, it is easy to overlook

them. Magic is uncertain and subtle in

its workings. Lore-craft seems a poor

weapon, compared to swords of steel,

to wield against the Enemy. What

have learned characters to offer? But

only the foolish dismiss magicians

and loremasters, for those who com-

mand the power of spellcraft may

turn the tides of battle or undo the

most baneful curses. And in Middle-

earth, all manner of knowledge—even

lore from the distant past written

in languages no longer spoken—may

unlock mysteries of the present. The

virtue of magicians and loremasters

lies not in doing or contriving, but in

knowing. That is a greater virtue than

many imagine, for it is easier than

doubters reckon to translate knowl-

edge into power.

o v e r v i e W

‘I fancy now that she could do some

wonderful things, if she had a

mind. I’d dearly love to see some

Elf-magic, Mr. Frodo!’

— Sam, The Fellowship of the Ring

P aths of the Wise: The Guide to

of W izards

Magicians and Loremasters will

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