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The Silver-shod Muse · 12-25-2002, 01:09 PM

I was pretty sure he had white hair and a white beard too. Maybe PJ thought the audience would confuse all the old men, so he distinguished him slightly.<P>Nenya: of course war should be the last option, but once engaged, he shouldn't have held back. I wanted to see some bravery, some self-sacrifice. He knew war was inevitable since Eomer brought the orc helm. It was how he fought that was disappointing.

12-25-2002, 01:09 PM	#15
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	I was pretty sure he had white hair and a white beard too. Maybe PJ thought the audience would confuse all the old men, so he distinguished him slightly.<P>Nenya: of course war should be the last option, but once engaged, he shouldn't have held back. I wanted to see some bravery, some self-sacrifice. He knew war was inevitable since Eomer brought the orc helm. It was how he fought that was disappointing. __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis