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King of the North · 01-06-2005, 08:59 PM

Tolkien is notorius for treating inanimate objects like characters. Just look at the One Ring, in the book it has a presence and a force and its own will. The same applies to swords.

Gurthang · 01-07-2005, 03:55 PM

I mentioned above that Tolkien used the sword because something needed to be said, and there was no one there to say it. Like King stated, Tolkien used inanimate objects as characters sometimes. He used Gurthang in place of a character to make a point, that Turin deserved to die.

01-06-2005, 08:59 PM	#41
King of the North Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington State Posts: 60	Tolkien is notorius for treating inanimate objects like characters. Just look at the One Ring, in the book it has a presence and a force and its own will. The same applies to swords. __________________ Ask for everything, recieve nothing

01-07-2005, 03:55 PM	#42
Gurthang Sword of Spirit Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Oh, I'm around. Posts: 1,401	That's what I was thinking. I mentioned above that Tolkien used the sword because something needed to be said, and there was no one there to say it. Like King stated, Tolkien used inanimate objects as characters sometimes. He used Gurthang in place of a character to make a point, that Turin deserved to die. __________________ I'm on a Mission from God.