rohan v.s. gondor - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

O'Boile · 07-29-2002, 11:11 AM

I saw a show on the learning channel about the whole braveheart thing and it said that Robert the Bruce was in fact a much better tacticion than William Wallace. Hence the Scottish victory that you see at the end of the movie.

As far as Gondor having better leadership, Gandalf remarks to Pippin about how the lineage of the stewards is much higher than that of the kings of rohan. Knowing how tolkein places a great deal of emphasis on lineage, it would be safe to assume that Gondor had better leadership. Plus, read unfinished tails, Eorl the Young is definately subordinate to the steward (Cirion I think).

07-29-2002, 11:11 AM	#22
O'Boile Wight Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 117	I saw a show on the learning channel about the whole braveheart thing and it said that Robert the Bruce was in fact a much better tacticion than William Wallace. Hence the Scottish victory that you see at the end of the movie. As far as Gondor having better leadership, Gandalf remarks to Pippin about how the lineage of the stewards is much higher than that of the kings of rohan. Knowing how tolkein places a great deal of emphasis on lineage, it would be safe to assume that Gondor had better leadership. Plus, read unfinished tails, Eorl the Young is definately subordinate to the steward (Cirion I think).