No Living Man - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

malkatoj · 03-09-2005, 05:22 PM

Saying 'living man' would imply that a dead man or a living non-man would be able to kill him. In this situation, one must define a man...what makes Aragorn a man? Because technically, a woman can still be called a 'man' in the sense that 'man' can mean human. In this case, a woman would not be able to hinder the Witch King, but a hobbit, dwarf or other, even in the case that he is masculine, would.

Interesting, though. I had never thought of it before.

03-09-2005, 05:22 PM	#12
malkatoj Wight Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: A hovel in Florin Posts: 173	Man? Saying 'living man' would imply that a dead man or a living non-man would be able to kill him. In this situation, one must define a man...what makes Aragorn a man? Because technically, a woman can still be called a 'man' in the sense that 'man' can mean human. In this case, a woman would not be able to hinder the Witch King, but a hobbit, dwarf or other, even in the case that he is masculine, would. Interesting, though. I had never thought of it before.