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Evenstar1 · 07-13-2002, 04:12 PM

First of all, if we're taking count, I'm in the "American" category.

Secondly, I was about to agree with what Burrahobbit and Starbreeze had initially said, but then I started thinking about it some more. So to play Devil's Advocate for a moment, I have 2 Fiction Theories that bear some consideration:

(1) The Superman Theory: As far as Gandalf/Elrond/et al thinking that TB and WK are different, let's not forget Lois Lane (and everyone else in Metropolis) who had close contact with both Clark Kent and Superman, yet couldn't figure out that they were one and the same. This theory also worked for other superheroes (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, etc.), so why wouldn't it work for TB and WK?

(2) The Jekyll and Hyde Theory: What if, rather than the Witch King being Tom Bombadil, it was Bombadil who was the Witch King? Perhaps Frodo was lucky that Bombadil was in his "Jekyll-state" when he tried on the Ring. That may have been why he wasn't tempted to take it and run it over to Sauron. This Theory would also account for why they were never in the same place at the same time. And may also account for Bombadil's "fatherlessness," yet the Witch King's having been "born."

07-13-2002, 04:12 PM	#21
Evenstar1 Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Colorado (just east of the Misty Mts.) Posts: 111	First of all, if we're taking count, I'm in the "American" category. Secondly, I was about to agree with what Burrahobbit and Starbreeze had initially said, but then I started thinking about it some more. So to play Devil's Advocate for a moment, I have 2 Fiction Theories that bear some consideration: (1) The Superman Theory: As far as Gandalf/Elrond/et al thinking that TB and WK are different, let's not forget Lois Lane (and everyone else in Metropolis) who had close contact with both Clark Kent and Superman, yet couldn't figure out that they were one and the same. This theory also worked for other superheroes (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, etc.), so why wouldn't it work for TB and WK? (2) The Jekyll and Hyde Theory: What if, rather than the Witch King being Tom Bombadil, it was Bombadil who was the Witch King? Perhaps Frodo was lucky that Bombadil was in his "Jekyll-state" when he tried on the Ring. That may have been why he wasn't tempted to take it and run it over to Sauron. This Theory would also account for why they were never in the same place at the same time. And may also account for Bombadil's "fatherlessness," yet the Witch King's having been "born." __________________ - Eve