tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post1840493367272251007..comments2024-03-22T17:51:15.887-04:00Comments on The Edge of the Precipice: LOTR Read-Along: The Siege of Gondor (ROTK Ch. 4)Hamlette (Rachel)http://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-56517030542559992602014-07-06T16:42:27.802-04:002014-07-06T16:42:27.802-04:00Too much Denethor can make any chapter feel interm...Too much Denethor can make any chapter feel interminable. Es ist der Fehler von Denethor.<br /><br />So now we have "fey" meaning two different things to two different people <i>at the exact same time</i>. Es ist der Fehler von Denethor.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-53847471736268298492014-07-05T21:26:34.663-04:002014-07-05T21:26:34.663-04:00This chapter really does have the most marvelous e...This chapter really does have the most marvelous exciting ending with Rohan arriving. So thrilling! Particularly needed cuz this chapter seems sooooo long. Or that was just this reading, and it being spread over three different reading sessions, which is entirely possible. <br /><br />And soooo funny! When I read the "fey and dangerous" line about Denethor, I thought, see? Here's it's once again used the way I have always heard it, as Denethor seeing his own death. Particularly as described by Pippin who has just seen him go down to the tomb area and has heard him command for wood to burn, etc. He knows Denethor is now anticipating his own death. Hee!DKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-72357526080939384842014-06-25T15:13:39.932-04:002014-06-25T15:13:39.932-04:00Really??? Well, now you know it's truly been ...Really??? Well, now you know it's truly been so long since I watched the theatrical versions that I can't always remember what's new or not.Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-9214071822259687332014-06-25T12:54:48.974-04:002014-06-25T12:54:48.974-04:00That scene is in the theatrical version too. :-DThat scene is in the theatrical version too. :-DDKorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819702518388146971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-61810137292354362802014-05-07T08:14:16.457-04:002014-05-07T08:14:16.457-04:00Some of the poetry in this is wearisome, and some,...Some of the poetry in this is wearisome, and some, like that one, is so amazing it's hard to believe they're written by the same person!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-27445887528711989242014-05-07T04:18:11.289-04:002014-05-07T04:18:11.289-04:00I cry after the victory when the poem is recited: ...I cry after the victory when the poem is recited: 'Sing and be glad, all ye children of the West' It's so impressive, almost like a Christian hymn (but then it's ofcourse symbolic of just that)Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-27149916276289244102014-05-06T18:32:16.597-04:002014-05-06T18:32:16.597-04:00I have a friend who cries whenever the eagles arri...I have a friend who cries whenever the eagles arrive. For me, it's those horsemen. So powerful!Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-20251394830895066642014-05-06T17:04:44.633-04:002014-05-06T17:04:44.633-04:00Oh dear, these majestic battle chapters in Return ...Oh dear, these majestic battle chapters in Return of the King really have the ability to reduce one to tears, I've experienced it to!Birdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240886179336298463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-46322309569704915922014-05-06T11:08:02.399-04:002014-05-06T11:08:02.399-04:00I agree -- Denethor says his main concern is prote...I agree -- Denethor says his main concern is protecting Gondor, but really it's about protecting himself and his line. It's not when Gondor is nearly overrun does he despair, but when he believes his line is ending because Faramir is nearly dead. <br /><br />Aragorn... Aragorn, on the other hand, is wise and wonderful.<br /><br />There's a scene in the extended version of FOTR where Boromir is teaching Merry and Pippin to use their swords, and they end up wrestling like a father with two little boys. I love it -- really brings to the fore the way the book says he was protective of "the little ones" and kind and gentle with them. I like to imagine that he would have been a much better father than Denethor :-)Hamlette (Rachel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11961916847426233995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5587150608901957801.post-54825195958869798992014-05-06T07:59:56.125-04:002014-05-06T07:59:56.125-04:00This is one of my favorite chapters in the book si...This is one of my favorite chapters in the book since it set the scene for the rest of what's going to happen in Gondor. Denethor is creepy in this story and he has completely lost his grip on reality. That's what sets him apart from Aragorn. Denethor makes decisions out of grief, revenge, or a desire to keep his role as Steward of Gondor. Aragorn is able to make wise, rational decisions without letting his personal feeling or issues interfere. <br /><br />And Pippin is so cute in the chapter! He always believed the best of everybody, including Boromir. And Boromir was always somewhat protective of Merry and Pippin.<br />the far side of foreverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091295934826017698noreply@blogger.com