The Witch-King and the Barrow-Downs - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

FingolfintheBold · 09-28-2003, 04:25 PM

First of all, this is pure speculation on my part, but i always thought that even if the wights were no longer under Sauron's direct influence, they could still be alive and would be prompt to do evil.

As we know, attacks of evil things raged all over ME in the war of the ring, and on every front. Mirkwood became more evil and it's beasts and creatures attacked the woodmen, Lorien fended off attacks from Moria, etc. Perhaps there was some sort of "battle" at the Barrow-downs as well, even if it was more a striving of wills bettween Tom and the evil wights. Aragorn refers to evils that would lay Bree and the Shire in ruins if it were not ceaslessly gaurded, Maybe he was refering to the wights?

09-28-2003, 04:25 PM	#2
FingolfintheBold Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere between knowing my path and walking it Posts: 69	First of all, this is pure speculation on my part, but i always thought that even if the wights were no longer under Sauron's direct influence, they could still be alive and would be prompt to do evil. As we know, attacks of evil things raged all over ME in the war of the ring, and on every front. Mirkwood became more evil and it's beasts and creatures attacked the woodmen, Lorien fended off attacks from Moria, etc. Perhaps there was some sort of "battle" at the Barrow-downs as well, even if it was more a striving of wills bettween Tom and the evil wights. Aragorn refers to evils that would lay Bree and the Shire in ruins if it were not ceaslessly gaurded, Maybe he was refering to the wights? __________________ There long the golden leaves have grown, upon the branching years, while here beyond the sundering seas, now fall the Elven-tears... but if of ships I now would sing, what ship would come to me, what ship would bear me ever back, across so wide a sea?