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From: "echodruidca "

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-+- In teroknor{at}yahoogroups.com, qevan{at}a... wrote:
> echodruidca madchemist{at}b... screamed [teroknor] Re: A Few Two
Towers Observations  *SP!
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> > > > > Another screen or so down.  You've been warned.
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> > > Well, I didn't.  The intent of the Farimir character IMHO was
to
> > > show that there was still 'honor' in the human race outside of
the
> > > Dunedain.
>
> > Faramir was Dunedain.  The Stewards of Gondor were descended from
a
> > Numenorean family, according to Appendix A.  Still, your point is
> > valid.
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> Well, sure, but the bloodline had been thinned by intermarrying
with
> other humans and such...thus the much shorter lifespan of the
> Gondorians compared to Aragorn and the few others of more pure

Ah, I see what you're getting at.

> Numenorean blood.  My valid point, I hope, is that Faramir was the
> stronger, because of his lore-knowledge and trust, rather than his
> brother because of his brawn and his lust for power.

Yes, exactly.  I hadn't thought of it that way until you pointed it out.

> > *Elves* at *Helm's Deep*?  My reaction to that was "What?!,"
which
> > Smeagol/Gollum echoed a bit later when he was talking to himself.
>
> As I said, it made sense to me.  Made the elves look less
cowardly.
> "Ooooo...Sarunon's back!  We've fought this war once!  Let's run
> away!  Run awaaaaaaaay!"

To be fair to the cowardly Elves, they were too busy fighting off the Orcs
from the borders of Lorien and northern Mirkwood.

> > Curse Berman for snubbing Wil Wheaton and not inviting him to the
> > Nemesis premiere.
>
> You know...I have little need or want to see "Nemesis".  I dunno
why.

I want to see it for the sake of completeness.  I've heard dire things
about the ending.  I didn't get to see the first five in theatres, so I'm
gonna see the last five.


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