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Originally Posted by Farael
Then there's the issue that, for the fire to be a viable militaristic alternative, they have to ensure that it actually catches on... which means, not only firing an arrow (or rather, a few hundred) or starting a few hundred fires, but also making sure that no-one is putting them away. That is hard to do in the middle of a battle, or with elven arrows whistling around you.
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A good amount of oil could solve that, and it sounds like it could be pulled off in a battle with the elves distracted.
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Originally Posted by Farael
*Finally, and perhaps most importantly, as it has been mentioned before, it is likely that some sort of "supernatural" (or rather, elven, who are VERY natural in Middle Earth) force was protecting Lothlorien.
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I thought so, but I didn't want to say it in case it would be corny. I also couldn't remember what ring she had.
As for fires boosted by evil, in the siege of Minas Tirith the Mordor catapult stones burst into flames in midair.
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"And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that."
-A History of Villains
Last edited by The 1,000 Reader; 02-24-2007 at 10:00 PM.
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