While this is a little off topic, I think one of the most unexpected-yet truly most remarkable-scenes was when when the Witch King of Angmar cried out in pain because Merry, "a worm in the mud," pierced the dead flesh of the fell servant of Sauron, enabling Eowyn to defeat her foe. I almost jumped for joy when I read that one of the meddlesome, good-for-naught hobbits stepped into the role of hero. Gandalf's foresight was definitley well rewarded as well as our delight in seeing Merry's loyalty rewarded.
And wasn't it heartwrenching to hear Merry cry out, "A king's man! A king's man!" Were I present at the Pelennor Fields I would have paid to be one of the men that carried Merry and Eowyn in honor from the battlefield.
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"I wish I could go all the way with you to Rivendell, Mr. Frodo, and see Mr. Bilbo," said Sam. "And yet the only place I really want to be in is here. I am that torn in two."
"Poor Sam! It will feel like that, I am afraid. " said Frodo. "But you will be healed. You were meant to be solid and whole, and you will be."
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