The Ring Revealed at Osgiliath!

[Insidious Rex]

Originally posted by Black Breathalizer
Hey, Insidious Rex, of course I'd give you an A...for effort.

Good cause I need something to balance out my C+ on my Tom Bombadil paper.

In response to your points:

[QUOTE][B]Frodo DID NOT offer the ring to the Nazgul. At first glance, it looked that way. But if you watch that scene closely, you'll see that he was struggling with himself about whether to put on the ring and had the ring in front of him because it was still around his neck on the chain.[B]

Hmm ok Ill take your word for it but Ill have to pay close attention to this part the third time I watch the movie.

But I would agree with you that the Nazgul have a general sense of where the ring is and I would also agree that much of eastern Gondor has been overrun, including Osgiliath. But I stand by my statement.

In Sauron's mind, he would not view the knowledge that the ring had been "felt" in Osgiliath with, "Hey, I'd better watch out, the ring is in Mordor." Instead he would view it the same way the Book Sauron did: "The Lords of the West are preparing to use my ring against me."

Oh I agree basically with all points there. But as a military general you would assume the first thing he would do would be to attempt to regain the ring IMMEDIATLY since it was so close to him now. He knows of no great armies massing in Osgiliath but he does know the ring is there now. So even if they were getting ready to use the ring against him they obvisously werent ready yet. Especially since the bridge was out right? So fly Nazgul! Before it can be taken elsewhere and secure the ring while we still know where it is and while its clear they arent about to move agaisnt us with it.