I wasn't sad at all at the two movies, since I already knew PJ was going to change a bunch of things.
BUT...the same complaint about the Ringwraiths...
Jason, let me try to humbly answer your questions:
1 - I do not think they were driven away by the dogs...they were simply looking for the hobbits and ignored the dogs (although I do not remember this part in the books).
2 - The Shire, in the time when Angmar was the Cold Evil Kingdom from the North, wasn't know to anyone, except a few rangers. The Shire (and the Hobbits as well) were always a mystery, merely a legend to many...in that age, of course.
My problem is...the Ringwraiths were the book's most terrifying foes. Aragorn (in the movies) should not run away from them! Why didn't him finish them off?
In the book, the merely passing of the ringwraiths (even in their fell-beasts - hopefully wichtking is not on this board) was enough to scare the souls out of the bodies of the men. I understand Arwen not fearing them, but...the rest...I don't know, maybe it's because I like the RW a lot.
Cheers,
Helegond
Last edited by Helegond; 07-24-2003 at 10:36 AM.
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