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Angmar_the_Horrible · 07-18-2002, 02:58 PM

@O'Boile: Of course Eowyn finished the Witch-
King off, but she wouldn't have been able to
without the help of Merry and his Sword from
Westernesse. Quote from ROTK: "No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking
the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his
will."
It was a very special sword, and Eowyn only
had a ordinary blade from Rohan. Without the
stabbing by Merry, she could have hit the
WK for an hour - with no effect. And Merry
helped her more than just with his blade.
After the WK attacked her, she was kind of
paralysed, if Merry wouldn't had shouted at
her to "wake her up", the Witch - Kins's next
attack would have killed her. To be honest,
in my opinion she only "finished him up" by
great luck, to me it wasn't that heroic.

07-18-2002, 02:58 PM	#1
Angmar_the_Horrible Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 18	@O'Boile: Of course Eowyn finished the Witch- King off, but she wouldn't have been able to without the help of Merry and his Sword from Westernesse. Quote from ROTK: "No other blade, not though mightier hands had wielded it, would have dealt that foe a wound so bitter, cleaving the undead flesh, breaking the spell that knit his unseen sinews to his will." It was a very special sword, and Eowyn only had a ordinary blade from Rohan. Without the stabbing by Merry, she could have hit the WK for an hour - with no effect. And Merry helped her more than just with his blade. After the WK attacked her, she was kind of paralysed, if Merry wouldn't had shouted at her to "wake her up", the Witch - Kins's next attack would have killed her. To be honest, in my opinion she only "finished him up" by great luck, to me it wasn't that heroic. __________________ "Old fool! Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!"