Google| Subject | Re: Reading LotR and the newsgroups (was Re: Don't aspire to succeed - that right belongs to America |
| From | Flame of the West |
| Date | 08/18/2004 10:00 (08/18/2004 04:00) |
| Message-ID | <g56dncQP3uODkb7cRVn-oQ@comcast.com> |
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| Newsgroups | alt.fan.tolkien |
| Follows | ?jevind L?ng |
| Followups | ?jevind L?ng (3h & 31m) |
?jevind L?ng wrote:
I've found that those parts seem shorter and less tedious with every rereading. But I still get the same thrill every time when I get to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, my favorite chapter.Alison?jevind L?ng
I've always suspected that the only reason for all that faffing about up to Udun and back is just to give F&S something to do while the captains of the West are marching to the Morannon, so that the climax of the quest comes just as they are about to lose the battle. They'd look a bit silly if F&S had just marched straight across Mordor in about 4 days and dropped the Ring in while the army was poncing about, blowing trumpets in Ithilien, wouldn't they?
[GRIN] I suspect you are right. I do wish Tolkien had been able to think up something to add more interest to the story there. Strange that there are only three chapters before "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit"; they 'feel* like a good deal more.
-- FotW
Reality is for those who cannot cope with Middle-earth.
08/18/2004
