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Sauron the White · 10-05-2007, 01:09 PM

Morwen... lets accept your explaination for the moment. So in order for this to make sense, the reader has to know and understand not only all of this history of the Ring, Sauron, the relative balance of power in the Second Age as compared to the Third Age, the changing ethno-demographics of Middle-earth over time, and vital information contained in Tolkiens essay which appeared at the end of THE SILMARILLION. Only then does my flaw not become a flaw. This is tons more info than was ever delivered in LOTR or at the Council of Elrond. Tons more.

It like comedians say about a joke that is way too complicated. If you got to explain it - forget it.

The entire premise of the book hangs on this plot device. If Sauron gets the ring then we all kiss our collective behinds goodbye. Except for a few things like
---- Sauron already had the ring
---- it did not protect him previously when he did have it
---- the power in the ring came from Sauron in the first place
--- even with the ring upon his hand, a man was able to cut it off and defeat him

Its an internal contradiction that is at the very heart of the plot.

10-05-2007, 01:09 PM	#11
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	Morwen... lets accept your explaination for the moment. So in order for this to make sense, the reader has to know and understand not only all of this history of the Ring, Sauron, the relative balance of power in the Second Age as compared to the Third Age, the changing ethno-demographics of Middle-earth over time, and vital information contained in Tolkiens essay which appeared at the end of THE SILMARILLION. Only then does my flaw not become a flaw. This is tons more info than was ever delivered in LOTR or at the Council of Elrond. Tons more. It like comedians say about a joke that is way too complicated. If you got to explain it - forget it. The entire premise of the book hangs on this plot device. If Sauron gets the ring then we all kiss our collective behinds goodbye. Except for a few things like ---- Sauron already had the ring ---- it did not protect him previously when he did have it ---- the power in the ring came from Sauron in the first place --- even with the ring upon his hand, a man was able to cut it off and defeat him Its an internal contradiction that is at the very heart of the plot. Last edited by Sauron the White; 10-05-2007 at 01:13 PM.