Posted: March 09, 2000 at 18:39:02: by Michael Martinez
: OK. But do you have an opinion of why Gondor allowed the city
: to be captured, surely they would have had the strength to
: break the siege had they mustered it all. I don't believe the
: terror of the Nazgul was too great for them to face, if the
: need to save the residents of a prosperous and populous city
: drove them. I need to have some theory to ease the anguish of
: my soul. Well, people began leaving Ithilien after the city fell, so I guess its strategic importance to Gondor decline. The original account of the fall of the city implies attempts were made to retake it, but it provides no details. I don't have an opinion, really, as I've never really thought about it before.
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