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The Mouth of Sauron · 09-06-2006, 04:39 PM

The Brandybucks planted and tended the Hedge for generations as a bulwark against the Old Forest .

Would it not have been more sensible to construct a wall ?

Another thing . When Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are returning to the Shire , as they approach the Brandywine Bridge and its locked gates there is no reference to the North Gate in to Buckland . Surely Merry could have got through that gate , even although Gandalf says just prior to leaving the Hobbits to see Tom Bombadil that Merry might " have more trouble at the North Gate " than he thinks ?

09-06-2006, 04:39 PM	#1
The Mouth of Sauron Wight Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Barad-Dur Posts: 196	The Hedge The Brandybucks planted and tended the Hedge for generations as a bulwark against the Old Forest . Would it not have been more sensible to construct a wall ? Another thing . When Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin are returning to the Shire , as they approach the Brandywine Bridge and its locked gates there is no reference to the North Gate in to Buckland . Surely Merry could have got through that gate , even although Gandalf says just prior to leaving the Hobbits to see Tom Bombadil that Merry might " have more trouble at the North Gate " than he thinks ?