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davem · 05-16-2003, 02:28 AM

Morwen has always struck me as too cold & 'stand offish'. It does make me wonder how much her husband & so are trying to 'live up' to her standards. Maybe we should have looked more deeply into Morwen's influence.

Certainly, we never really get to know her. She's quite a 'shadowy' figure. I wonder how possible it would be for anyone, even her closest family, to get close to her. She's one of Tolkien's most difficult characters as far as I'm concerned. I'll have to think more on this though.

05-16-2003, 02:28 AM	#11
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Morwen has always struck me as too cold & 'stand offish'. It does make me wonder how much her husband & so are trying to 'live up' to her standards. Maybe we should have looked more deeply into Morwen's influence. Certainly, we never really get to know her. She's quite a 'shadowy' figure. I wonder how possible it would be for anyone, even her closest family, to get close to her. She's one of Tolkien's most difficult characters as far as I'm concerned. I'll have to think more on this though. __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."