[GaladrieloftheOlden]

1. Compressed time frame between Bilbo's party and departure of Frodo & Sam.<BR>4<BR>2. Alternate method of having Merry & Pippin join the journey.<BR>4<BR>3. Removal of Tom Bombadil & the Barrow-Wights.<BR>TB-4, BDs-3/2.5<BR>4. Arwen replacing Glorfindel.<BR>2.5<BR>5. Arwen taking Frodo to the Fords of Bruinen.<BR>2.5<BR>6. The Fellowship being formed almost spontaneously in the Council of Elrond.<BR>4<BR>7. Changes in the battle in Balin's Tomb.<BR>4<BR>8. No Sam and other changes at Galadriel's Mirror.<BR>4<BR>9. Aragorn's battle with Darth Maul - oops - I mean Lurtz.<BR>3<BR>10. Changes in the healing of Theoden by Gandalf.<BR>2.5- 3.5<BR>11. Changes in Eomer's role.<BR>4<BR>12. Eowyn and the citizens of Edoras going to Helm's Deep<BR>3.25<BR>13. Attack by the Warg Riders on the road to Helm's Deep.<BR>4<BR>14. Aragorn's fall and his journey to Helm's Deep.<BR>Fall-4, the way Arwen came and things like that-2<BR>15. Differences in the result of the entmoot.<BR>2-3<BR>16. Changes in Frodo's & Sam's encounter with Faramir including going to Osgiliath.<BR>3.5<BR>17. Elves at Helm's Deep.<BR>4<BR>18. Changes in Aragorn's character.<BR>4<BR>19. Changes in Frodo's character.<BR>4<BR>20. Changes in Faramir's character.<BR>Would be 2- but the acting was so amazing it gets a 4.