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Nar · 06-06-2002, 09:40 AM

*Waves at bandwagon as it rolls on by* Looks like fun up there, bit crowded though! Merry and Eowyn together actually killed him from a stabbing-with-pointy-objects point of view, but from a command-and-control point of view, we should give partial credit to Elfhelm, the marshal who commanded Dernhelm/Eowyn's eored. Neither Merry nor Eowyn would have been there if he hadn't sympathized and looked the other way.

I wouldn't normally bring up the commander, because that could get into arguments like 'The Thain of the Shire saved Middle Earth by not locking Frodo up for his own protection when he started muttering about a quest!' However, in this case, the teaming of Eowyn and Merry depended on a personal decision of Elfhelm's in his capacity as a military commander. Moreover, Elfhelm's decision could have cost him his head, if Eowyn and/or Merry were killed and Theoden lived to find out Elfhelm let them ride into battle. So in this case I think he should get partial credit for permitting this partnership to form at great personal risk.

06-06-2002, 09:40 AM	#20
Nar Wight Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 228	Waves at bandwagon as it rolls on by Looks like fun up there, bit crowded though! Merry and Eowyn together actually killed him from a stabbing-with-pointy-objects point of view, but from a command-and-control point of view, we should give partial credit to Elfhelm, the marshal who commanded Dernhelm/Eowyn's eored. Neither Merry nor Eowyn would have been there if he hadn't sympathized and looked the other way. I wouldn't normally bring up the commander, because that could get into arguments like 'The Thain of the Shire saved Middle Earth by not locking Frodo up for his own protection when he started muttering about a quest!' However, in this case, the teaming of Eowyn and Merry depended on a personal decision of Elfhelm's in his capacity as a military commander. Moreover, Elfhelm's decision could have cost him his head, if Eowyn and/or Merry were killed and Theoden lived to find out Elfhelm let them ride into battle. So in this case I think he should get partial credit for permitting this partnership to form at great personal risk.