Should Saruman have accompanied Mauhur and his "lads" ? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

garm · 04-24-2010, 11:04 AM

Gandalf explained to the Three Hunters that Saruman had arrived too late to do anything to help his messengers; and he himself arrived in the vicinity only after Saruman had returned to Isengard. As for Treebeard, why should he interfere in a battle between Men and Orcs? Ents were a secretive race, by and large. If Treebeard had turned up in the middle of a battle, imagine the horror and confusion among the Rohirrim as well as the orcs.

04-24-2010, 11:04 AM	#2
garm Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 22	Timing. Gandalf explained to the Three Hunters that Saruman had arrived too late to do anything to help his messengers; and he himself arrived in the vicinity only after Saruman had returned to Isengard. As for Treebeard, why should he interfere in a battle between Men and Orcs? Ents were a secretive race, by and large. If Treebeard had turned up in the middle of a battle, imagine the horror and confusion among the Rohirrim as well as the orcs.