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obloquy · 11-27-2002, 03:42 PM

I can't believe people are actually arguing that Beren was the greatest Man. He was a pansy. The task of retrieving a silmaril was every bit as impossible for Beren as Thingol believed. Still, blinded by his love (which I am not minimizing), Beren agreed to do it. Fortunately, Lúthien was willing to bail him out when he got in too deep. Had Húrin the same secret weapon that Beren did, he could have retrieved a silmaril just as easily.

11-27-2002, 03:42 PM	#62
obloquy Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: WA Posts: 941	I can't believe people are actually arguing that Beren was the greatest Man. He was a pansy. The task of retrieving a silmaril was every bit as impossible for Beren as Thingol believed. Still, blinded by his love (which I am not minimizing), Beren agreed to do it. Fortunately, Lúthien was willing to bail him out when he got in too deep. Had Húrin the same secret weapon that Beren did, he could have retrieved a silmaril just as easily.