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<blockquote data-quote="Desdichado" data-source="post: 296845" data-attributes="member: 2205">The only real quibble I'd have, Wicht, with your excellent analysis, is that the Witch-king was very powerful both as the ruler of Angmar and later of Minas Morgul, all while Sauron did not have the one ring.&nbsp; Although Tolkien mentions the deal with the word Elbereth, I've never seen that it actually had any effect.&nbsp; I think Aragorn was making a point of how ineffectual the sword was rather than that the word Elbereth was actually useful in repelling Ringwraiths.And while I can see the value of patience, they also had to realise that the closer they got to Rivendell, the worse their chances were going to get to just grab Frodo.&nbsp; They are almost a comedy of errors and missed opportunities in the entire Book I section of FotR.&nbsp; If Tolkien hadn't written them to be pretty spooky, their effect would have been completely lost.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Desdichado, post: 296845, member: 2205"] The only real quibble I'd have, Wicht, with your excellent analysis, is that the Witch-king was [i]very [/i]powerful both as the ruler of Angmar and later of Minas Morgul, all while Sauron did [i]not[/i] have the one ring. Although Tolkien mentions the deal with the word Elbereth, I've never seen that it actually [i]had[/i] any effect. I think Aragorn was making a point of how ineffectual the sword was rather than that the word Elbereth was actually useful in repelling Ringwraiths. And while I can see the value of patience, they also had to realise that the closer they got to Rivendell, the worse their chances were going to get to just grab Frodo. They are almost a comedy of errors and missed opportunities in the entire Book I section of FotR. If Tolkien hadn't written them to be pretty spooky, their effect would have been completely lost. [/QUOTE]

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