Why did the Nazgul not succeed in Bree and on Weathertop? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bêthberry · 09-05-2006, 04:33 PM

I think the Nazgul failed for the same reason that the Eagles didn't fly the ring to Mount Doom.

We wouldn't have had as good a story then.

Seriously, I think readers (and the Fellowship?) need a taste of the power they face and the terror they will meet as a way of helping build suspense. We don't really know or understand what this terrible power is until as readers we 'experience' the Nazgul.*

*keeping in mind that Tolkien's version of Fairie is not as dark as some of the original fairy stories, tales and legends.

09-05-2006, 04:33 PM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	I think the Nazgul failed for the same reason that the Eagles didn't fly the ring to Mount Doom. We wouldn't have had as good a story then. Seriously, I think readers (and the Fellowship?) need a taste of the power they face and the terror they will meet as a way of helping build suspense. We don't really know or understand what this terrible power is until as readers we 'experience' the Nazgul.* keeping in mind that Tolkien's version of Fairie is not as dark as some of the original fairy stories, tales and legends. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.*

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