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Old 02-25-2006, 03:40 AM   #65
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davem is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.davem is battling Black Riders on Weathertop.
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Originally Posted by Kuruh
What else should he have done? Stayed and died? Hurin and Huor wanted him to go and they did not wish to leave themselves. Useless argument back and forth would not have improved that rotten situation. There was an opportunity and there was only time to accept it or reject it.
I can only agree here. Its dangerous to base a judgement of Turgon's response to Hurin & Huor's 'offer' on just that moment - especially as its given in the Published Sil. Events are inevitably compressed & there is no psychological analysis given, so we have to make our judgements based on what we know of Turgon & his strong feelings for Hurin & Huor. Based on that we can only say that the decision must have broke his heart. And refusing their offer of self sacrifice would have been insulting. All parties knew they were in a life & death struggle. The survival of Gondolin was essential to the survival of Middle-earth
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