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Originally Posted by Leaf
My problem is that Tolkien didn't include them in the text of Fellowship. Instead, he simply threw in a few vague lines about a prophecy that supposedly prevented a premature Return of the King.
I don't find this solution to be very elegant. On the contrary, it's kind of hamfisted.
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This probably boils down to stylistic preferences in the end. I don't find these resolutions to be hamfisted, but rather add texture to the setting.
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Originally Posted by Leaf
It would be illuminating if someone took their time to trace this problem back to the HoME.
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Part of the problem may arise in that Strider did not start off as Strider at all.
Anyway, I will actually be home this evening so I will take some time to thumb through the last part of
Fellowship and see if anything additional catches my eye beyond what has been mentioned already.