Wargs are certainly an important part of Middle-Earth, referred to quite often as helping out (and later eating!) their friends the goblins. <P>Théoden and the refugees being attacked by Wargs on the way to Helm's Deep definitely does <B>not</B> have any basis in the books. I thought that eliminating Dunharrow was a bad call, and that no matter what was said in the movie, the women and children were being put in a far more dangerous position than Edoras by being taken to Helm's Deep. If the army of Rohan was at the Hornburg, Saruman's army could not have just marched past them onto Edoras. It would have been suicide for them, leaving themselves open to attack on the plains by the horsemen. The danger of the journey, and the appearance of the Warg Riders, makes the move seem even more foolish.<P>I thought it was good to see an addition to the books that I didn't 100% hate (like I did Osgiliath). But putting in more battles will only reduce the impact of the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, and take preciouss screen time away from Frodo and Sam, not to mention the poor Ents.
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But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.
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