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Stirring Rings  by Larner 2 Review(s)
SunnyReviewed Chapter: 30 on 9/5/2012
Saruman clearly has lost all the wisdom he once held. The Istari was, as Gandalf said, sent to offer guidance and wisdom, but what does Saruman do? Nothing, that's what. Nary a word to Eärnur about the needs of the kingdom, which he should have put before his own desire to match himself against the wight. And the way you describe what is now the Morgul valley makes it sound like a very creepy place already.
Imrazor has chosen to await the true King of Gondor.
Given his rank, I suppose his house involved, and certainly well informed of what went on when Arvedui tried to claim the throne, but was denied by the faction led by Pelendur and his faction. He may not have wanted his house involved with the politics in Minas Tirith. Also, he has married an Elf, and it wouldn't be unlikely that the stewards would be suspicious of anyone involved with Elves, given that Arvedui had their support for the throne.

Author Reply: Doing nothing is sometimes the right thing to do, and sometimes the worst. In this case, I suspect that for Saruman it was the worst. And I do suspect that Imrazor was wise enough to keep to his own place and not seek to expand to the entire nation, where he would most likely be seen as less than acceptable to many. And your perception that there would be suspicion perhaps in the line of the Stewards toward anyone with Elvish support is so apt!

Thanks so, Sunny!

DreamflowerReviewed Chapter: 30 on 9/4/2012
*arrgghh!!!* Saruman! It's no wonder he fell so far. His pride and arrogance are beyond stupid.

I like your version of the tale of Imrazor and Mithrellas-- it makes so much sense.



Author Reply: I have always felt that those who fell in Middle Earth too often held the seeds of their own destruction within them in their personal hubris, and Saruman certainly displayed that!

And am so glad you feel my version of this story makes sense. We know how often the "other" is viewed with suspicion until s/he somehow officially joins "us," and how true this must have been within Middle Earth as it is in our time and reality. But how difficult it must have been for Mithrellas to watch her husband grow old and face his own mortality when it is so different with the Elves.

Thanks so, Dreamflower.

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