Battles of the late Third Age - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheSquireof Aragorn · 08-17-2003, 08:08 PM

Hi everyone,

Faramir wasn't a king he was a captain and captains are supposed to lead men into battle. He probably wanted to make sure his troops got out alright because if I was in his place i would feel like a terible commander if i was in the first group to retreat and left my men leaderless.

As for the eagles I'm pretty sure they were not physically involved, in The Hobbit and LOTR it says that the eagles were at the battle but only very high up and distant, I would guess they just served as a morale booster(except when retrieving Frodo and Sam).

08-17-2003, 08:08 PM	#11
TheSquireof Aragorn Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 46	Hi everyone, Faramir wasn't a king he was a captain and captains are supposed to lead men into battle. He probably wanted to make sure his troops got out alright because if I was in his place i would feel like a terible commander if i was in the first group to retreat and left my men leaderless. As for the eagles I'm pretty sure they were not physically involved, in The Hobbit and LOTR it says that the eagles were at the battle but only very high up and distant, I would guess they just served as a morale booster(except when retrieving Frodo and Sam). __________________ "One more soldier dies, and when he gets to Heaven, to St.Peter he will tell, one more soldier reporting for duty, I've served my time in Hell."