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More precisely, fate combined with the courage and high spirits of the Hobbits and Strider. The ringwraiths were not that powerful in the physical sense, their weapon was mainly the fear that they imposed in their enemies, as I think Val and Attalus have said too (but in another thread maybe). They were most confident in the darkness. They did not go for the Ring at Bree because they thought that there would be better chances later on, with the Hobbits alone in the wild and only Strider to look after them. Also they were vulnerable to Elvish power. I don't think it was just a coincidence that Gildor & company turned up exactly when they did, I think it was some higher power at work there. It does not surprise me that the wraiths were put off by Elvish song, a song about Elbereth. Consider what Aragorn says after the attack on Weathertop: Quote:
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I was re-reading Book One today- and I noticed sth curious:
There's a poem about Aragorn where the following line occurs A light from the shadows shall spring And then at the end of A Knife In The Dark, just before Frodo becomes unconcious, he gets a glimpse of Strider leaping out of the darkness with a flaming brand of wood in either hand. I suppose the poem is not supposed to be taken literally but symbolically, but I think its curious all the same... that Strider should do just what was predicted of him. Also, about Strider warning them constantly not to mention Mordor, or the Nazgul, I wonder if it is because saying or thinking about these brings to the surface the hobbit's fear of the Riders... and as the Riders are good at detecting the emotions of ppl, particularly fear, maybe that would draw them near... just a theory. And sorry for being a year behind the times! Pity I only found out about this forum last week... |
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