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For questions about any works in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium - The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, and other works set in the same universe - or about that universe as a whole. Questions about movies, games, or other media set in the same universe should also use this tag. Questions about Tolkien himself or works by him which are not part of the Middle-earth universe should NOT use this tag use [j-r-r-tolkien] instead.

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Why didn't Saruman break Gandalf's staff on Orthanc as Gandalf broke Saruman's?

It appears, from The Lord of the Rings books, that a wizard's staff is a method of channelling their respective energies. For instance, in The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1: ..."The figure lifted hi …
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