The Morgul Blade shattering??? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Essex · 01-29-2004, 05:28 AM

Eomer,<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I wonder if Tolkien's original idea was to have the Riders capture Frodo at Weathertop and (I don't really wonder this by the way, I'm just being silly) write instead about a hectic race to Mordor, with Gandalf chasing Witchy. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, I looked in Return of the Shadow and the attack on weathertop was pretty much the same in all versions of Tolkien's work. But Gandalf was originally held up not by Saruman, but by the 'Giant Treebeard in Fangorn Forest'.<P>Apologies if I'm teaching my grandmother to suck eggs...........

01-29-2004, 05:28 AM	#10
Essex Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Essex, England Posts: 886	Eomer,<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>I wonder if Tolkien's original idea was to have the Riders capture Frodo at Weathertop and (I don't really wonder this by the way, I'm just being silly) write instead about a hectic race to Mordor, with Gandalf chasing Witchy. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>No, I looked in Return of the Shadow and the attack on weathertop was pretty much the same in all versions of Tolkien's work. But Gandalf was originally held up not by Saruman, but by the 'Giant Treebeard in Fangorn Forest'.<P>Apologies if I'm teaching my grandmother to suck eggs...........