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Orual · 12-23-2002, 06:34 PM

'In Defense of Theoden'

Well, I rather thought that Theoden left Eowyn behind because somebody who the people trusted had to stay behind to take care of those who couldn't fight--that is, mothers with children, the disabled, the elderly. Eowyn was the niece of the king, and therefore the people knew her and would listen to her when she told them what to do. Now, that's not to say that I don't think that Theoden was also thinking of Eowyn's welfare and protecting her as she would not have wanted, but I think that we have to give him the benefit of the doubt and say that his intentions, at least for the most part, were honorable. An official or high-ranking soldier wouldn't be as easily recognized as Eowyn, since she was a member of the ruling family. Just my two cents.

Heh, no need to worry about me getting girl-power on anybody's butt, Willie. I try to be fair. Not to say I always am, but I try to be. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

~*~Orual~*~

PS: Sorry if this is off-topic, but I felt compelled to leap to Theoden's aid. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

12-23-2002, 06:34 PM	#38
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	'In Defense of Theoden' Well, I rather thought that Theoden left Eowyn behind because somebody who the people trusted had to stay behind to take care of those who couldn't fight--that is, mothers with children, the disabled, the elderly. Eowyn was the niece of the king, and therefore the people knew her and would listen to her when she told them what to do. Now, that's not to say that I don't think that Theoden was also thinking of Eowyn's welfare and protecting her as she would not have wanted, but I think that we have to give him the benefit of the doubt and say that his intentions, at least for the most part, were honorable. An official or high-ranking soldier wouldn't be as easily recognized as Eowyn, since she was a member of the ruling family. Just my two cents. Heh, no need to worry about me getting girl-power on anybody's butt, Willie. I try to be fair. Not to say I always am, but I try to be. [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img] ~~Orual~~ PS: Sorry if this is off-topic, but I felt compelled to leap to Theoden's aid. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"