Aragorn's mistake concerning the army raised from the Paths of the Dead - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Iarhen · 09-19-2003, 11:58 AM

The army that Aragorn raised from the Paths of the Dead was said to be the most mortiferous army on M.E., and that no other force could rival it when raised by that who will wield Narsil reforged...

So... why not continuing the victory achieved in the Pelennor Fields with the aid of the Dead Army and go straight directly to Mordor to destroy Sauron's armies?

Imagine taking the forces of Gondor, the forces of Rohan, the forces of all the other allies and the Dead Army... They would not have depended on the destruction of the One Ring to destroy Mordor's forces... they would wip out the menace that Sauron's forces are... and even if Frodo failed, the worst thing that could happen was that Sauron would be vanished, not destroyed... and even probably Gandalf and the other forces of Good (Aragorn, Eomer, Elrond, Galadriel) would wip all the evil out of Mordor... And eventually destroy the One Ring after regaining it from Frodo...

I never understood that... And if it was really a mistake from Aragorn, his error almost costed the future freedom of M.E.

What do you think?

09-19-2003, 11:58 AM	#1
Iarhen Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Laurelindorenan Posts: 225	Aragorn's mistake concerning the army raised from the Paths of the Dead The army that Aragorn raised from the Paths of the Dead was said to be the most mortiferous army on M.E., and that no other force could rival it when raised by that who will wield Narsil reforged... So... why not continuing the victory achieved in the Pelennor Fields with the aid of the Dead Army and go straight directly to Mordor to destroy Sauron's armies? Imagine taking the forces of Gondor, the forces of Rohan, the forces of all the other allies and the Dead Army... They would not have depended on the destruction of the One Ring to destroy Mordor's forces... they would wip out the menace that Sauron's forces are... and even if Frodo failed, the worst thing that could happen was that Sauron would be vanished, not destroyed... and even probably Gandalf and the other forces of Good (Aragorn, Eomer, Elrond, Galadriel) would wip all the evil out of Mordor... And eventually destroy the One Ring after regaining it from Frodo... I never understood that... And if it was really a mistake from Aragorn, his error almost costed the future freedom of M.E. What do you think? __________________ "In place of a Dark Lord you will have a Queen! Not dark but beatiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!" --- Galadriel when tempted by the One Ring.