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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Mar 2014
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Lonely Isle
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![]() As I said before, even if he was sincere, I don't think that Théoden and Denethor would take any chances with him, considering what he had done. There's actually a very interesting fanfic, called 'Saruman of Many Devices', a crossover of the LotR Peter Jackson films with the General series of books by David Drake, where Saruman has knowledge of future technology, imparted by an AI: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7568728...f-many-Devices It's an interesting story because we have Saruman using this new (19th century standard) military technology to fight Sauron and his minions. Gandalf, as well as the elves, dwarves and men opposed to Sauron, are suspicious of Saruman's ultimate motives, but feel they have to co-operate with him for the time being. Also, the story gives us a lot of sympathetic orcs, urks, and wolves... ![]() ![]() |
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Loremaster of Annúminas
Join Date: Oct 2006
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Actually I did mean setting out for Minas Tirith. Theoden could leave footmen as well as the old and young to guard the two fastnesses of Dunharrow and the Hornburg, but Edoras was left open; as Treebeard says (later), but for the Ents Eomer would have had no Golden Hall to return to.
Of course, there were apparently some 4000 Riders (less casualties, which would have been appreciable by then) who didn't make it to the Muster in time; these however would have been mere supplements to the garrisons
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