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<blockquote data-quote="Storm Raven" data-source="post: 1299693" data-attributes="member: 307">Except that it isn't. You don't seem to understand what a &quot;what if&quot; statement is. My statement is a examination of what actually happened based upon the information we know. We know that striking the Witch-King has associated negative consequences, including the incapacitation of the assailant and the destruction of the assailant's weapon. We know that these consequences are associated with no other incident in the books.We know that Eowyn suffered these consequences after her encounter with the Witch-King at the Battle of Pellinore Fields. Hence, we know that she struck the Witch-King. Since her strike occurred after Merry's attack, we know that the Witch-King was still alive and corporeal when Eowyn attacked. Thus, Merry's blow didn't kill the Witch-King, and amounts to an &quot;assist&quot; for Eowyn's killing stroke. It isn't a &quot;what if&quot;, it is a &quot;what did happen&quot; statement.Since I'm not making &quot;what if&quot; arguments, your point is moot.As his text makes clear, Eowyn did the killing, Merry did the distracting. Merry's efforts, while brave and necessary, didn't fulfill the prophecy by themselves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storm Raven, post: 1299693, member: 307"] [b][/b] Except that it isn't. You don't seem to understand what a "what if" statement is. My statement is a examination of what actually happened based upon the information we know. We know that striking the Witch-King has associated negative consequences, including the incapacitation of the assailant and the destruction of the assailant's weapon. We know that these consequences are associated with no other incident in the books. We know that Eowyn suffered these consequences after her encounter with the Witch-King at the Battle of Pellinore Fields. Hence, we know that she struck the Witch-King. Since her strike occurred [i]after[/i] Merry's attack, we know that the Witch-King was still alive and corporeal when Eowyn attacked. Thus, Merry's blow [i]didn't[/i] kill the Witch-King, and amounts to an "assist" for Eowyn's killing stroke. It isn't a "what if", it is a "what did happen" statement. Since I'm not making "what if" arguments, your point is moot. [b][/b] As his text makes clear, Eowyn did the killing, Merry did the distracting. Merry's efforts, while brave and necessary, didn't fulfill the prophecy by themselves. [/QUOTE]

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