How was Rivendell defended? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Taimar · 01-23-2001, 07:37 AM

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Re: Imladris

Good question, Lindil. An unfortified house lying in the middle of a valley does not strike me as easily defensible. However, it is mentioned several times in the books how difficult it was to enter Rivendell. I wonder if the geography of the place, perhaps combined with illusory elvish sorcery, restricted access. Remember that Melian could deny entry to Doriath to anyone she wished, Beren excepted. Perhaps Elrond had similar (though lesser) abilities.

Practically speaking, this would mean that Sauron would be aware of the location of Rivendell, but only the Dark Lord himself would have the power to force an entry into the valley. Assuming that the valley was reasonably fertile, and with a readily available supply of fresh water, the besieged were probably self-sufficient. Just conjecture, of course, but perhaps worth considering.

</p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000099>Taimar</A>  <IMG SRC=http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/black_lightning.gif BORDER=0 WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10> at: 1/23/01 8:39:30 am

01-23-2001, 07:37 AM	#4
Taimar Spirit of the Downfallen West Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 360	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spirit of the Downfallen West Posts: 384</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Imladris Good question, Lindil. An unfortified house lying in the middle of a valley does not strike me as easily defensible. However, it is mentioned several times in the books how difficult it was to enter Rivendell. I wonder if the geography of the place, perhaps combined with illusory elvish sorcery, restricted access. Remember that Melian could deny entry to Doriath to anyone she wished, Beren excepted. Perhaps Elrond had similar (though lesser) abilities. Practically speaking, this would mean that Sauron would be aware of the location of Rivendell, but only the Dark Lord himself would have the power to force an entry into the valley. Assuming that the valley was reasonably fertile, and with a readily available supply of fresh water, the besieged were probably self-sufficient. Just conjecture, of course, but perhaps worth considering. </p>Edited by: <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000099>Taimar</A>  <IMG SRC=http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/black_lightning.gif BORDER=0 WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10> at: 1/23/01 8:39:30 am