Comment on Anon thinks Aragorn could have done more

• UrukGuy@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This

  The corsairs of umbar flee the boats, the party & rangers take the ships. The whole point of the fleet was to cut off the Dol Amroth reinforcements, which can then join the battle

  At Pellenor, they just scare the enemy forces. Once they’ve fulfilled their oath, they are free.

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• redhorsejacket@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Idle thought, not fully staffed: kinda turns the whole “you cannot use the tools of the Enemy, as they are evil in and of themselves and will bring even the most noble low” vibe of the books on its head.

  Or, at least, I seem to recall passages to the effect of fear being one of Sauron’s chief weapons. Could probably find a lit crit essay on this subject if I went digging.

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  • ochi_chernye@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    His chief weapon was surprise, iirc. That’s all, just surprise.

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    • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And their fanatical devotion to the Pope.

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