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Kalimac · 03-12-2002, 12:59 AM

Now that I think of it, tying him up would probably be more likely for me (though of course the end result would be the same, in the sense that he probably couldn't escape quickly enough to attack Frodo before the Nazgul came to gull him out and then destroy him). Maybe I should rephrase it - would you have killed him *before* he surrendered? (When Gollum first grabs Sam, after all, he's justified in not thinking it's a friendly overture). Sorry guys, I'm not trying to sound bloodthirsty, it's just one of the ways I like to think about history - not that this is history, but in Tolkien's universe it is [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. Not "What was the best thing to do" but "What would you have thought was the best thing, since you didn't know how the story ended?"

03-12-2002, 12:59 AM	#8
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Now that I think of it, tying him up would probably be more likely for me (though of course the end result would be the same, in the sense that he probably couldn't escape quickly enough to attack Frodo before the Nazgul came to gull him out and then destroy him). Maybe I should rephrase it - would you have killed him before he surrendered? (When Gollum first grabs Sam, after all, he's justified in not thinking it's a friendly overture). Sorry guys, I'm not trying to sound bloodthirsty, it's just one of the ways I like to think about history - not that this is history, but in Tolkien's universe it is [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]. Not "What was the best thing to do" but "What would you have thought was the best thing, since you didn't know how the story ended?" __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.