Additions that didn't help ROTK - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

stickifinger · 01-07-2004, 01:11 PM

Well, Kalimac, I suspect it's one thing to decide intellectually to lay on a pyre and burn to death, but quite another thing to remain still when you're going up in flames. Even a little burn makes me squirm. I could never really picture that part in the book...a little unrealistic. The plunge off the cliff didn't do it for me, either. Maybe closing the doors on Denethor and hearing one final scream. That is, I believe, how Tolkein did it.

01-07-2004, 01:11 PM	#25
stickifinger Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Costa Rica Posts: 34	Well, Kalimac, I suspect it's one thing to decide intellectually to lay on a pyre and burn to death, but quite another thing to remain still when you're going up in flames. Even a little burn makes me squirm. I could never really picture that part in the book...a little unrealistic. The plunge off the cliff didn't do it for me, either. Maybe closing the doors on Denethor and hearing one final scream. That is, I believe, how Tolkein did it. __________________ Tell me, who are you, alone, yourself and nemeless? - Tom Bombadil

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