Turning Off the Voice: What Aragorn Knew About the Power of Words
When Sarumans of this world open their mouths, we’d better stop our ears.
Legolas: “The White Wizard approaches.”
Aragorn: “Do not let him speak. He will put a spell on us!”
There are voices in this world that we’d better not listen to. As the white wizard approached, the company knew that all their strength, skill, and weapons would not avail against that voice.
The voice of Saruman is a strong metaphor for what …
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