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The White CouncilRe: But would the Orcs have stopped...Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: But would the Orcs have stopped...Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Goodgulf on December 23, 1999 at 23:34:20 In Reply to: But would the Orcs have stopped... posted by Michael Martinez on December 23, 1999 at 11:53:12:
: I appreciate the thoughtful replies to the Boromir question. It looks to me as though people have given this a lot of thought. But none of you (so far, as of this writing) have suggested what the Orcs would have done if they hadn't found Merry or Pippin. They were under orders to seize any Hobbits and carry them off. Would they have stopped looking, or might they have crossed the river after Frodo and Sam? : How could that have impacted the story, do you think? The story would have been over if the Orcs began chasing after Frodo and Sam, unless they were once again saved by the eagles. But with the Ring on Frodo still might have made his escape, though I doubt he would have left Sam to fight off the orcs. It is my understanding that the orcs could outrun the boat, so even if they just ran ahead some distance they could have probably snared the two Hobbits. I really think the story only works as Tolkien wrote it (at least this scene). Without the orcs finding Merry and Pippin and having such a hard battle against Boromir, thus making them more interested in grabbing any Hobbits and departing quickly, we are left with scenarios that don't hold much water or put the heroes in too much danger.
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