Posted: December 27, 1999 at 11:55:33: by Gildor Inglorion
: Of course such a post will be started by the resident madma.. eehh SWORDS- I meant swordsman. Anyway, somewhere I stumbled upon the assertation that Gimli and Legolas were greater warriors than Aragorn and Boromir. I disagree, this assumption is based on their merits at Hornburg where they slay 41 and 42 Orks respectively (in my recollection). This however, is done over the course of an entire battle. Now take it from me, who has experience in such matters, that it is not as great a feat to slay any number of opponents during the course of a battle as it is to face the same number on your own and still get them. If t6hat deduction is right Boromir would be the greatest fighter, but it seems from the descriptions we gain as if Aragorn surpasses him but is equalled in skill by Eomer and Imrahil.
: What do you lot think, can we make a War of the Ring- hierachy for warrior skills? And how would it look?: Sauron
: Glorfindel
: Balrog/Gandalf (and can we assert that they fought only with
: mundane means?)
: Elrond/Celeborn
: Aragorn
: Eomer/Imrahil/Gimli/Legolas
: Boromir (the others grow in skill while he expires)
: Dain???
: Brand? >>>I don't think we know enough about them to make a chart, but Gandalf the White would only be second to Sauron. Remember what he says to Gimli in the Fangorn Forest, that he is the most dangerous person Gimli would meet unless he was brought before Sauron hinmself.
And a comment on Gimli and Legolas slaying more orcs than Aragorn and Boromir, it might be that is because Aragorn and Boromir go after the big orc chieftains usually, or after larger men. Remember at the Battle of Horngurg, Gimli stayed out of sight while Aragorn and Eomer were slaying the men, and he then jumped out to fight the orcs, saying "the men looked overlarge for me, so I stayed back to watch your swordplay" or something similar. And it might be that we hear about Gimli and Legolas's number of kills because they were keeping track; I doubt Aragorn or Eomer cared how many they killed.
- Gildor Inglorion of the House of Finrod
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