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JeffF. · 05-25-2009, 03:22 PM

Hi Rumil,

i guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Gandalph's statement to me is based on what he knows of the enemy as a whole and not a temporary state of affairs. Theoden also divided his charge into three parts with Eomer following the King's household troops down the center, Elfhelm leading the right flank and Grimbold leading the left. This would have been necessary to engage the larger enemy force and bringing the greatest shock action to bear. Each of these divisions would have had about 2000 Rohirrim. The way I read the engagment: "...their horsemen were gathered about the standard of their chieftain. And he looked out....he saw the banner of the king...with few men about it,...then he came against the white horse with a great press of men...." to me that means the Haradrim were concentrating against Theoden and the men of the King's household "the few" that were with him at that moment and not a general attack against the entire mass of the Haradrim and that the statement made about the King's men being fewer is pertaining only to this small engagement within the general action.

05-25-2009, 03:22 PM	#14
JeffF. Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 70	Haradrim Hi Rumil, i guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Gandalph's statement to me is based on what he knows of the enemy as a whole and not a temporary state of affairs. Theoden also divided his charge into three parts with Eomer following the King's household troops down the center, Elfhelm leading the right flank and Grimbold leading the left. This would have been necessary to engage the larger enemy force and bringing the greatest shock action to bear. Each of these divisions would have had about 2000 Rohirrim. The way I read the engagment: "...their horsemen were gathered about the standard of their chieftain. And he looked out....he saw the banner of the king...with few men about it,...then he came against the white horse with a great press of men...." to me that means the Haradrim were concentrating against Theoden and the men of the King's household "the few" that were with him at that moment and not a general attack against the entire mass of the Haradrim and that the statement made about the King's men being fewer is pertaining only to this small engagement within the general action.