“Gandalf… yes, that was my name. I was Gandalf.” - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

rutslegolas · 05-28-2004, 11:56 PM

well certainly there are flaws in the movie like the king of dead marches with his army onto the fields of pelennor and i think this is one of them.

Isowen · 08-05-2004, 12:58 PM

Green Ringwraith: I have the extended version and it doesn't make that much of a difference. The scene is the same, only extended (obviously), there is no new scene there.
Maybe Merry and Pippin were just so surprised, that they couldn't say anything.

Morsul the Dark · 08-05-2004, 02:39 PM

Ah but the book is flawed as well we can argue of whether or not Merry and Pippin see Gandalf prior to them arriving at Isengard (though there is already a quote above stating they did) But he also was at loth lorien where he got his white cloak and such certainl Galadriel would tell him his name.

luthien-elvenprincess · 08-09-2004, 04:52 PM

Gandalf was known different names by different races. The elves knew him as Mithrandir, therefore Galadriel wouldn't have called him Galdalf. Treebeard, being so old, probable knew him as Olorin, or at least, Mithrandir since the Elves taught the Ents to speak. So, Treebeard probably didn't refer to Gandalf as GAndalf when he met him as The White.

Gandalf met Aragorn, Gimli and Legalos on March 1, and then met Merry and Pippen on March 3 (see appendix B)...therefore, Aragorn's "Gandalf" exclaimation was indeed the first time he heard it since arriving back.

05-28-2004, 11:56 PM	#1
rutslegolas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In Elven Lands of India Posts: 533	well certainly there are flaws in the movie like the king of dead marches with his army onto the fields of pelennor and i think this is one of them. __________________ If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with the bull - The Phantom.

08-05-2004, 12:58 PM	#2
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	Green Ringwraith: I have the extended version and it doesn't make that much of a difference. The scene is the same, only extended (obviously), there is no new scene there. Maybe Merry and Pippin were just so surprised, that they couldn't say anything. __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him.

08-05-2004, 02:39 PM	#3
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Ah but the book is flawed as well we can argue of whether or not Merry and Pippin see Gandalf prior to them arriving at Isengard (though there is already a quote above stating they did) But he also was at loth lorien where he got his white cloak and such certainl Galadriel would tell him his name. __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-09-2004, 04:52 PM	#4
luthien-elvenprincess Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: what are you doing here? did you come here to eat my popcorn? Posts: 1,031	Gandalf was known different names by different races. The elves knew him as Mithrandir, therefore Galadriel wouldn't have called him Galdalf. Treebeard, being so old, probable knew him as Olorin, or at least, Mithrandir since the Elves taught the Ents to speak. So, Treebeard probably didn't refer to Gandalf as GAndalf when he met him as The White. Gandalf met Aragorn, Gimli and Legalos on March 1, and then met Merry and Pippen on March 3 (see appendix B)...therefore, Aragorn's "Gandalf" exclaimation was indeed the first time he heard it since arriving back. __________________ York Peppermint Patties taste better than Pearson's Peppermint Patties! But, Junior Mints are the best!