Aragorn, Sauron, and the Ring Ruse

The Dread Pirate Roberts · 02-23-2009, 04:42 PM

The assassin could have used Bard's black arrow reforged to shoot out the giant burning eyeball on top of Barad-dur. Clearly this is what Sauron feared most.

But seriously, I think the uncertainty about the Ring and what his enemies were doing motivated a lot of Sauron's actions. When he knew what was going on in most of the places he cared about, he seemed more patient and thoughtful. When doubt and uncertainty arose, that seemed to spur more spontaneous action. Not that he wasn't already planning the war but the text shows that he sped up his timetable, or at least Aragorn and Gandalf thought so.

02-23-2009, 04:42 PM	#1
The Dread Pirate Roberts Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 987	The assassin could have used Bard's black arrow reforged to shoot out the giant burning eyeball on top of Barad-dur. Clearly this is what Sauron feared most. But seriously, I think the uncertainty about the Ring and what his enemies were doing motivated a lot of Sauron's actions. When he knew what was going on in most of the places he cared about, he seemed more patient and thoughtful. When doubt and uncertainty arose, that seemed to spur more spontaneous action. Not that he wasn't already planning the war but the text shows that he sped up his timetable, or at least Aragorn and Gandalf thought so. __________________ ~The DPR "Good work. Sleep well. I'll most likely kill you in the morning."