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A '''Seer''', or '''Prophet''', was a [[Man]] (or [[Elf]]) gifted with extreme forsight.  Two are named in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]:  
A '''Seer''', or '''Prophet''', was one gifted with extreme foresight.  Two are named in [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien's]] [[legendarium]]:  


# [[Amnon]] of the [[First Age]], who predicted the [[Fall of Gondolin]]
# [[Amnon]] of the [[First Age]], who predicted the [[Fall of Gondolin]]
# [[Malbeth]] of the mid-[[Third Age]], who predicted that [[Arvedui]] would be the last king of [[Arthedain]] and also forsaw the fate of the [[Dead Men|People of the Dead]].
# [[Malbeth]] of the mid-[[Third Age]], who predicted that [[Arvedui]] would be the last king of [[Arthedain]] and also forsaw the fate of the [[Dead Men|People of the Dead]].
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Revision as of 02:54, 7 August 2008

A Seer, or Prophet, was one gifted with extreme foresight. Two are named in Tolkien's legendarium:

  1. Amnon of the First Age, who predicted the Fall of Gondolin
  2. Malbeth of the mid-Third Age, who predicted that Arvedui would be the last king of Arthedain and also forsaw the fate of the People of the Dead.