How far could you go? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 05-21-2008, 11:06 AM

Somehow I feel that many here don't truly realise the physical and psychological requirements of such a journey. Without food, water, with the Ring whispering in your ear, blizzards, wolves, marshes, all kinds of evil creatures I somehow doubt that so many would make it.
I know I probably would not.
And as Tolkien said... only few, perhaps only Frodo in entire M-e could have made that far, so close to the end of the journey. This excludes brave and strong soldiers... so I doubt the journey is as easy as it sounds.
It's not about dealing with the fear of spiders ofr example, it's making it to Shelob in the first place.

05-21-2008, 11:06 AM	#30
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Somehow I feel that many here don't truly realise the physical and psychological requirements of such a journey. Without food, water, with the Ring whispering in your ear, blizzards, wolves, marshes, all kinds of evil creatures I somehow doubt that so many would make it. I know I probably would not. And as Tolkien said... only few, perhaps only Frodo in entire M-e could have made that far, so close to the end of the journey. This excludes brave and strong soldiers... so I doubt the journey is as easy as it sounds. It's not about dealing with the fear of spiders ofr example, it's making it to Shelob in the first place. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown