Why didn't he just take it? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Folwren · 08-18-2005, 08:59 PM

We've all thought about how awful they turned Faramir in the TT...and how he fell under that power of the Ring. How is it, then, that he didn't take it? He did, as he said, have a whole host of men at his call, and Frodo and Sam were, after all, only two Halflings. Why bother with two pieces of baggage and take them to his father when he could just take the Ring and carry it himself? Even if he wanted to take the hobbits, why trust them to carry it the entire way? When someone else has the thing that you want, you're more likely to loose it than if you had it yourself.

Any thoughts on the matter?

And...I neglected to look to see if it'd been brought up before and it really would be just my luck to find out that this has been discussed.

- - Folwren

08-18-2005, 08:59 PM	#1
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Why didn't he just take it? We've all thought about how awful they turned Faramir in the TT...and how he fell under that power of the Ring. How is it, then, that he didn't take it? He did, as he said, have a whole host of men at his call, and Frodo and Sam were, after all, only two Halflings. Why bother with two pieces of baggage and take them to his father when he could just take the Ring and carry it himself? Even if he wanted to take the hobbits, why trust them to carry it the entire way? When someone else has the thing that you want, you're more likely to loose it than if you had it yourself. Any thoughts on the matter? And...I neglected to look to see if it'd been brought up before and it really would be just my luck to find out that this has been discussed. - - Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis