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"Actual" magic as seen in fairy tales is rare outside of The Hobbit, which was written in a more childish style than the other stories concerned. The Use of Magic and Sorcery Blessing, Spells, and Natural Power Not least of all, the Rings of Power and the Silmarils themselves are magical. In The Hobbit, it is revealed that Gandalf gave the Old Took "a pair of magic diamond studs that fastened themselves and never came undone till ordered." The palantíri are similar to divining spheres used by soothsayers. Some of the gifts Galadriel gives to the Fellowship, such as Frodo's Phial and Sam's box of earth from the gardens of Galadriel, also seem to possess magical properties. As proven, the cloaks conceal Frodo and Sam so well that even Gollum could not detect them (functioning similarly to the cloak of invisibility often used in works of fiction).
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The elven-cloaks the Fellowship receive from the Elves were thought to be "magic cloaks" by Pippin, and although the Elves neither confirmed nor denied this, they said that the cloaks are "a great aid in keeping out of the sight of unfriendly eyes". The Lembas the Fellowship were given by the Elves of Lórien is capable of keeping a "traveller on his feet for a day of long labour", and the hithlain rope are described as strong, tough, light, long, soft to the hand, packs close and, at Sam's spoken command, unknotted itself when Sam failed to do so. Likewise Elven and Númenórean swords are not just masterfully created weapons, but they also frequently possess magical powers, such as the sword Sting which glows blue when orcs are nearby. The tower of Orthanc is said to contain wizardry "older and stronger than Saruman's", and thus the Ents were unable to damage it. Also, the trolls Tom, Bert, and William lived in a cavern with blocked by a large rock that contains so powerful magic that even Gandalf (a Maiar whose power at the time was enough to rival that of a Balrog) failed to open, despite using several spells on it. In The Hobbit, the Elvenking of Mirkwood, Thranduil, uses "magic doors" to guard his palace, making it almost impossible for anyone to enter or exit against his will. This special combination of spatial and temporal circumstances can be considered a form of magic too. "Stand by the grey stone when the thrush knocks," read Elrond, "and the setting sun with the last light of Durin's Day will shine upon the key-hole." - The Hobbit Moon-letters were also discovered by Elrond on Thorin's map of the Lonely Mountain, which revealed the method of opening the secret entrance:
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The Doors of Durin in Khazad-dûm are a prime example of a magic construction: the door itself is physical and exists in the primary world, but the ithildin and its response to a password are supernatural and thereby magical. Such power might be classified more as "divine power" instead of "magic", yet the lines between both are somewhat vague, with Gandalf himself, called a "Wizard", one of the Maiar.
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The Ainur possess vast supernatural abilities that are seen by some as a form of magic they are essentially seen as "gods" on the scale of the Greek or Norse deities, or as parallels to angels, and analogues thereof, of some present day monotheistic religions. Magic can also be seen having an effect on the world itself: in Eregion the stones speak about the Elves who once lived there ( animism). In the index of The Return of the King, "wizardry" is described as "magic of kind popularly ascribed to the Wizards ( Istari)." " or so sworn, good or evil, an oath may not be broken, and it shall pursue oathkeeper and oathbreaker to the world's end." - Quenta Silmarillion Any oath sworn by Ilúvatar and the Valar also invokes magic of a kind, as did Fëanor's terrible oath: Mandos declared the Prophecy of the North to the Ñoldor. Prophecy is well documented in Middle-earth: Boromir and Faramir have "true dreams" about the One Ring and the Halfling, Glorfindel prophesies the nature of the Witch-king's doom, and both the Maia Melian and her descendant Elrond are known to possess the "gift of foresight", allowing them to sense and see what is yet to come. Related creatures which may or may not have a connection to that realm are Barrow-wights and the Dead Men of Dunharrow. This can be seen in the descriptions of Frodo Baggins while wearing the One Ring of the appearance of both the Ringwraiths and the High Elf Glorfindel in that world. In Middle-earth there is a wraith-world or Unseen world where the creatures such as the Ringwraiths have a distinctly different presence than that observable in the normal world.