Craig on 15 May 2003 01:08:01 -0000


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RE: [Spoon-business] Re: [spoon-discuss] Force vs. Source


>> >> >ancient things - Rivendale, Orthanc, Isengard, the Shire - and DID
NOT
>> >> >destroy them. Jordan blows up roughly one major city/fortress/ancient
>> >>relic
>> >> >per book... okay, so he didn't actually blow up Falme, but damn did
he
>> >>try.-
>> >>
>> >>Well, the ents did get to tear apart Isengard.
>>
>> >-People keep mentioning that... if you check _The Two Towers_ again,
>>you'll
>> >see that the Ents were unable to destroy Saruman's fortress. They
>>couldn't
>> >damage it.-
>>
>>You'll notice I said "Isengard", not "Orthanc". They pretty much destroyed
>>the country, but had to leave the tower unharmed.
>>
>-Listen to what I mean, not what I say - I can't keep his names straight.
>Right, Barad-Dur was the one in Mordor... look, a distraction!-

How's this for a distraction: It really shouldn't be 'Barad-Dur' but rather
'Barad-Dhur'. Tolkien transcribed it on his edh-less typewriter as a d
because he thought dh looked uncouth.

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