[+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

[RuinousPowers]

I doubt that he would be unable to ride. It might make it more difficult, but certainly not impossible, unless the fever is very high.

If you have an infected gut injury that "only the elves can heal", then you wouldn't be riding a horse anywhere. Even transporting you in a cart wouldn't be a good idea. But Hollywood treats wounds as either instantly fatal, or just a red stain on a shirt. A lot like D&D.

 

[Morrus]

If you have an infected gut injury that "only the elves can heal", then you wouldn't be riding a horse anywhere. Even transporting you in a cart wouldn't be a good idea. But Hollywood treats wounds as either instantly fatal, or just a red stain on a shirt. A lot like D&D.

I mean, if only the elves can cure it you have only two choices: stay and definitely die, or travel to the elves and probably die en route. I guess you take the 1% rather than the 0%.

 

[Hriston]

That's fair. I suspect that this ambiguity from Tolkien is also intentional; he emphasizes the supernatural aspects of Sauron: his ability to act at a great distance; dominate minds; control the snows of Caradhras (possibly); cause Orodruin to erupt; blanket the lands with darkness etc. In that sense, the Eye is also a cipher for Sauron's capacity to effect his power; to assert his will upon the world.

I think the reason that we never see a fully reified Sauron, and that this (physical form) is only ever alluded to, is precisely to convey this mysterious, tremendous power which is beyond the ability of mortals to grasp.

Right, in my past readings of the LotR, I've never gotten a sense of Sauron as having an actual physical form and conceived of him as more of something like a malevolent undead spirit, but after having read the letter from which you posted a passage, I can see that JRRT's conception was that Sauron had taken on the physical form of a man at the end of the Third Age.

 

[Hriston]

In the series, however, that would appear to be his physical form at the 51 second mark of the season finale trailer.

Remember, The Silmarillion and any materials beyond LOTR and its appendices aren't usable in the series.

I'm not @Sepulchrave II, but I'm not sure I understand this response. The clip in the trailer is from the first episode where we see Sauron presumably in the First Age as the lieutenant of Morgoth. The post to which you were responding was about how Sauron is depicted in the LotR.

 

[Hriston]

Yeah, it'll be like GoT where 800 (or even 1,3k) miles of travel will take a couple days at best. [emoji19][emoji19][emoji19]

Unless they're changing horses, 800 miles should take more than three weeks!

 

[RuinousPowers]

I mean, if only the elves can cure it you have only two choices: stay and definitely die, or travel to the elves and probably die en route. I guess you take the 1% rather than the 0%.

Sure. But he wouldn't be riding a horse there. Even if he could physically do it without ripping open whatever stitches he has, the delirium and hallucinations from the high fever would make staying mounted nearly impossible.

But, it's a show, and these failings are hardly unique to it.

 

[Ryujin]

I'm not @Sepulchrave II, but I'm not sure I understand this response. The clip in the trailer is from the first episode where we see Sauron presumably in the First Age as the lieutenant of Morgoth. The post to which you were responding was about how Sauron is depicted in the LotR.

If that was from earlier on then consider that Sauron had a physical form from which the ring could be cut, at Barad-dur. He has to become solid at some point.

 

[Hriston]

If that was from earlier on then consider that Sauron had a physical form from which the ring could be cut, at Barad-dur. He has to become solid at some point.

That isn't in question. The physical body that was destroyed in SA 3441 when Isildur cut the Ring from his finger was made by Sauron following the Downfall of Númenor in SA 3319, as is described in the passage from the Silmarillion I posted up-thread.

 

[Ryujin]

That isn't in question. The physical body that was destroyed in SA 3441 when Isildur cut the Ring from his finger was made by Sauron following the Downfall of Númenor in SA 3319, as is described in the passage from the Silmarillion I posted up-thread.

Sure but as I've said several times in this thread, the Silmarillion isn't represented in this show.

 

[Hriston]

Sure but as I've said several times in this thread, the Silmarillion isn't represented in this show.

It doesn't need to be in this case. The appendices cover the same period of time. I'm not sure what your point is actually.