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Farael · 12-09-2005, 06:12 PM

With the hobbits.... well, you could argue that they DID have a unique set of characteristics that made them more able than the rest to go into Mordor and all the way up to Mt. Doom without falling to the Ring. I did not agree with the term "chosen people" but once that was settled I would agree that yes, the Hobbits were rather well suited to the task in hand.

Yet the Ents not only we KNOW why they were created, but also they did not do something as incredible as the hobbits. Sure, they destroyed Isengard, but most of the troops were gone fighting against Rohan and should an army have popped out of nowhere, they would have probably been able to take Isengard too. The Ents were a fundamental and unexpected piece in the War of the Ring yet so was the army of the dead (my translation) and even Argorn showing up after years of no-one claiming to be Isidur's heir was unexpected to some.

Folowing your train of thought one could say that Rohan was made to save Gondor, Gondor was made to distract the Dark Lord and divert his forces so that the hobbits could accomplish their goals... and Tom Bombadil was made to stir controvercy in this forum

I hope that last paragraph does not come out offensive, it was not meant to. What I meant to say is that there were many important pieces in the War of the Ring yet it does not mean they were created for that purpose. They mobilized and fought for it yet they were there before and had stories of their own.

12-09-2005, 06:12 PM	#3
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	With the hobbits.... well, you could argue that they DID have a unique set of characteristics that made them more able than the rest to go into Mordor and all the way up to Mt. Doom without falling to the Ring. I did not agree with the term "chosen people" but once that was settled I would agree that yes, the Hobbits were rather well suited to the task in hand. Yet the Ents not only we KNOW why they were created, but also they did not do something as incredible as the hobbits. Sure, they destroyed Isengard, but most of the troops were gone fighting against Rohan and should an army have popped out of nowhere, they would have probably been able to take Isengard too. The Ents were a fundamental and unexpected piece in the War of the Ring yet so was the army of the dead (my translation) and even Argorn showing up after years of no-one claiming to be Isidur's heir was unexpected to some. Folowing your train of thought one could say that Rohan was made to save Gondor, Gondor was made to distract the Dark Lord and divert his forces so that the hobbits could accomplish their goals... and Tom Bombadil was made to stir controvercy in this forum I hope that last paragraph does not come out offensive, it was not meant to. What I meant to say is that there were many important pieces in the War of the Ring yet it does not mean they were created for that purpose. They mobilized and fought for it yet they were there before and had stories of their own.