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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 7387526" data-attributes="member: 82106">Again, Gimli was QUITE interested in Moria and several times mentioned going there. In fact I think he even said so at the Council of Elrond (well before it was on the table as an actual route). Aragorn was VERY interested in going to Lothlorien, as his girlfriend was there! And truthfully, all the adventures of the 9 Walkers were of key importance. Aragorn and Gandalf arrived at Theoden's Hall at a very critical point, as did Merry and Pippin arrive at Fangorn. Again and again it was clear that the events set in motion by the Fellowship were critical. The War of the Ring would have been radically different, even lost, had they turned out differently. In fact, IMHO, it was the very struggle, the exercise of will to do all these things to resist Sauron which was the whole point of the story. By their choice the weak took up the highest duty, the strong gave them to chance to accomplish it, the final acts of the defiance of the Noldor against the Valar was played out, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 7387526, member: 82106"] Again, Gimli was QUITE interested in Moria and several times mentioned going there. In fact I think he even said so at the Council of Elrond (well before it was on the table as an actual route). Aragorn was VERY interested in going to Lothlorien, as his girlfriend was there! And truthfully, all the adventures of the 9 Walkers were of key importance. Aragorn and Gandalf arrived at Theoden's Hall at a very critical point, as did Merry and Pippin arrive at Fangorn. Again and again it was clear that the events set in motion by the Fellowship were critical. The War of the Ring would have been radically different, even lost, had they turned out differently. In fact, IMHO, it was the very struggle, the exercise of will to do all these things to resist Sauron which was the whole point of the story. By their choice the weak took up the highest duty, the strong gave them to chance to accomplish it, the final acts of the defiance of the Noldor against the Valar was played out, etc. [/QUOTE]

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