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Interrupted Journeys: Part 1 New Journeys  by elliska 1 Review(s)
daw the minstrelReviewed Chapter: 8 on 8/22/2004
The glimpses of what happened at Dagorlad were interesting. You have to wonder what did cause Oropher and his troops to charge before the time. And then how did Thranduil and the other captain negotiate in the aftermath? What were the relationships of Gil-galad and the captains of the other forces? These folks were more like the Greeks than like a modern day army. Each leader could have taken his forces and gone home. But Thranduil didn't do that.

Author Reply: True and I think it really says something about them and him that they did not go home. They had to have seen they were not properly armed. And they didn't want to be there to begin with. If you take stock in the Unfinished Tales, it says, "Despite the desire of the Silvan Elves to meddle as little as might be in the affairs of the Noldor and Sindar, or of any other peoples, Dwarves, Men, or Orcs, Oropher had the wisdom to foresee that peace would not return unless Sauron was overcome. He therefore assembled a great army of his now
numerous people, and joining with the lesser army of Malgalad of Lórien he
led the host of the Silvan Elves to battle." But even after a terrible beginning, they stayed. That has to say something about the strength of Oropher and Thranduil's leadership to convince them to stay.

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