Why cut the whole hand? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 01-09-2002, 11:36 AM

What a delightfully gory discussion.
Actually, even cutting off the thumb as far as the wrist probably wouldn't make a hand fit through a sufficiently tight restraint: The hand's wider than the wrist on both sides, so as to accommodate all four fingers.

Mind you, I think Fingon was a little restricted by not having a set of surgical instruments to hand, so to speak. Bit difficult to do the fiddly stuff without a scalpel.

Perhaps somebody can remind me whether or not something was done to the cliff to stop it being eroded or chipped. Otherwise it's a job for a mason, not a surgeon.

01-09-2002, 11:36 AM	#8
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	What a delightfully gory discussion. Actually, even cutting off the thumb as far as the wrist probably wouldn't make a hand fit through a sufficiently tight restraint: The hand's wider than the wrist on both sides, so as to accommodate all four fingers. Mind you, I think Fingon was a little restricted by not having a set of surgical instruments to hand, so to speak. Bit difficult to do the fiddly stuff without a scalpel. Perhaps somebody can remind me whether or not something was done to the cliff to stop it being eroded or chipped. Otherwise it's a job for a mason, not a surgeon. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne? Last edited by The Squatter of Amon Rûdh; 12-02-2005 at 06:21 AM. Reason: Replaced defunct smiley with a working one