At Weathertop, did the Nazgul fear Frodo? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

07-08-2002, 07:34 AM

Why were the ring raiths so incompetent on weathertop? Surely the ringraiths, who struck fear into mighty armies, could handle frodo and the others, even if they had aragorn with them?

o.k, so the story wouldnt really work if frodo died or lost the ring on weathertop, but i think thats what would have happened. As to whether or not they feared frodo - i think they did not. frodo simply carried the ring. he would have needed to know how to harness the power of the ring - something that only sauron knew how to do.

07-08-2002, 07:34 AM	#1
edmundfox Guest Posts: n/a	Why were the ring raiths so incompetent on weathertop? Surely the ringraiths, who struck fear into mighty armies, could handle frodo and the others, even if they had aragorn with them? o.k, so the story wouldnt really work if frodo died or lost the ring on weathertop, but i think thats what would have happened. As to whether or not they feared frodo - i think they did not. frodo simply carried the ring. he would have needed to know how to harness the power of the ring - something that only sauron knew how to do.