Narya

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Is it possible that Gandalf simply being near Fangorn could have had a motivational effect?

Or maybe rather than an umbrella, it was more of a "pass-it-on" effect: Gandalf kindled the hobbits, who in turn kindled the ents. (You gotta admit, though, seeing something you've never seen before will wake you up in any case.) Or maybe a blend of the two.

A word on the kindling of Theoden and the great post by Sharku that I'm not going to quote (this is long enough already): now there's an example of propaganda at work. Just goes to show that even the most misused tricks of the trade can still act on behalf of truth. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]