Why cut the whole hand?

[Mister Underhill]

And to the whole thread: why discuss it so deeply?

To which I reply: why not? This sort of thread is what the Downs are all about!

Now I wonder, when Azog beheaded Thrór, do you suppose his beard was also severed? I suppose it would depend (at least in part) on whether the stroke fell from the front or the back...

[ July 25, 2002: Message edited by: Mister Underhill ]