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Lush · 10-06-2002, 01:48 PM

My faith in Santa Claus is stronger than my faith in men.

The idea of Aragorn is a nice one, but I don't think that it's in the cards for yours truly. Anyway, I don't want to waste my time thinking about it. Why oh why did Tolkien have to create such perfect characters just to frustrate me? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Tirned Tinnu · 10-06-2002, 08:27 PM

I beg to differ about Aragorn's not wanting to hand over his sword to the Doorward of Theoden. The reason for his balking was because of Anduril and Aragorn's heritage, and that Aragorn was certainly of Theoden's equal two generations before, when he served in Rohan.

The problem was, that any man who pulled the blade from it's shieth, even in curiousity, if he were not Aragorn, he would die. This was the power of the shieth that Galadriel gave Aragorn. I do not think Aragorn wished to suffer that any man might die due to not believing it.
Indeed, after Aragorn explains the sword, the guard:
"Stepped back and looked with amazement on Aragorn.
'It seems you are come on wings of song out of the forgotten days,' he said. 'it shall be, lord, as you command.'"
See? He ceased to question Aragorn, believed his command, and called him lord.
I too, would have been angry, as Aragorn was, if I had been a lord of Rohan, and forgotten in only 2 generations. I'd be mighty furious! Woooo!

busybee · 10-20-2002, 01:11 PM

Where does it say about the person being killed if they remove the sword from its sheath if not Aragorn?

10-06-2002, 01:48 PM	#41
Lush Fair and Cold Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the big onion Posts: 1,803	My faith in Santa Claus is stronger than my faith in men. The idea of Aragorn is a nice one, but I don't think that it's in the cards for yours truly. Anyway, I don't want to waste my time thinking about it. Why oh why did Tolkien have to create such perfect characters just to frustrate me? [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ ~The beginning is the word and the end is silence. And in between are all the stories. This is one of mine~

10-06-2002, 08:27 PM	#42
Tirned Tinnu Wight Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Patchogue NY Posts: 158	I beg to differ about Aragorn's not wanting to hand over his sword to the Doorward of Theoden. The reason for his balking was because of Anduril and Aragorn's heritage, and that Aragorn was certainly of Theoden's equal two generations before, when he served in Rohan. The problem was, that any man who pulled the blade from it's shieth, even in curiousity, if he were not Aragorn, he would die. This was the power of the shieth that Galadriel gave Aragorn. I do not think Aragorn wished to suffer that any man might die due to not believing it. Indeed, after Aragorn explains the sword, the guard: "Stepped back and looked with amazement on Aragorn. 'It seems you are come on wings of song out of the forgotten days,' he said. 'it shall be, lord, as you command.'" See? He ceased to question Aragorn, believed his command, and called him lord. I too, would have been angry, as Aragorn was, if I had been a lord of Rohan, and forgotten in only 2 generations. I'd be mighty furious! Woooo! __________________ 'Perilous indeed,' said Aragorn, 'fair and perilous; but only evil need fear it, or those who bring some evil with them. Follow me!'

10-20-2002, 01:11 PM	#43
busybee Haunting Spirit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Mirkwood, Lothlorien...dream...actually the middle of nowhere...Mumbai Posts: 89	Where does it say about the person being killed if they remove the sword from its sheath if not Aragorn? __________________ Pleeze does anyone know of a magical doorway or something to Middle Earth!?!?