Ringwraith's Effect on Elves

[Finrod Felagund]

Do the Elves have any resistance to the Nazgul's terror?

IMHO it is not nearly as much as the effect on lesser beings

[Lalaith]

Interesting question..
We know that an mighty Elf lord like Glorfindel can resist them and even strike fear into them. When caught between one angry Elf and the waters of the Bruinen, they went with the water (and they can't even swim! lol )Seriously, Legolas was more perturbed by the Balrog than by the Nazgul - he shot down one of the Nazgul's flying steeds without much fear... perhaps it is because the Ringwraiths were Men and as such, Elves do not fear them (Legolas noted that when he travelled the Paths of the Dead, the 'shadows of Men' did not alarm him as he deemed them frail and powerless) Perhaps it is the same with the Nazgul, although they are controlled by a much more powerful being who has evil intent...

[Sindarin]

Perhaps Elves do have an immunity to the evil presence of the Ringwraiths, :evil: although Aragorn never really seemed to be phased by them either. :battle:

[Ithielnor]

GO FINROD!!! that's they way to get the info :grin: (inside joke) I will be very interested in this thread :)

[Windwater Elf]

As I see it, the Elves do not fear the Ringwraiths at all.

[Finrod Felagund]

Can anyone quote a passage pro or con, I can only think of three, Glorfindel at the ford, Glorfindel and the WitchKing, and Legolas shooting one down. These three would give evidence that the Elves little feared the Nazgul. BUT Glorfindel was an Elflord who had seen the Trees and Legolas was no commoner. Just wondering if Joe Shmoe Elf would be scared

Laliath, I like your explanation, I had not thought of that. So he was more afraid of the Balrog because it was a stronger foe?

[Lalaith]

From what I can recall, Balrogs were Maiar of flame - far more powerful than the wraith of a mere Man - even Gandalf was uncertain if he had enough strength to face such a foe. Elves of old could kill Balrogs (Glorfindel the first time round and Ecthelion, among others - just see my signature!!) but Balrogs were the fiercest of Elf-banes - no wonder Legolas was a touch frightened! :elfeek:

Another example of Elves not being terrified of the Ringwraiths is in the appendix of LOTR - Earendil the King of Gondor is having a tough time against the Witchking (his horse runs off, carrying him away from battle) Glorfindel leading some Elves of RIvendell comes along and puts the fear of God into the Witchking., who races back to Mordor. This is when Glorfindel speaks the prophecy about no man killing the Witch King.

I think Ringwraiths have more fear of Elves than vice versa. Even in the Shire, the hobbits are untroubled by the Black RIders when they are in Gildor's company... When the Black Rider hears Elves in the distance he backs off...

Now, enough rambling from me!:blush:

[Finrod Felagund]

I had forgotten about Gildor and Co. It seems that at the least, the Ringraiths and Elves were more evenly matched

[Bonos-Girl]

which would kinda explain why aragorn fears them less than ordinary men.

[Lady Melody]

The Ringwraiths strength mostly lies in their ability to evoke terror without doing anything much. We fear the nothingness, the invisibility that we cannot see... it's kind of simbolic when you think of it.

Elves are the blessed race after all... *shrugs*

[Kezzy]

Yeah it doesn't seem like elves are scared of anything