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Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions

Posted By: Ferrick, on host 169.237.72.206
Date: Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 14:11:53
In Reply To: Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions posted by Dave on Friday, December 20, 2002, at 10:41:03:

> > HOWEVER, there is no way in heck I would drop
> >my pike to shield my eyes from the sun if I had
> >an army charging directly at me.
>
> Exactly. Which is what lead me to believe they were somehow afraid or injured by the sun. But maybe it was just Gandalf's glowing holy visage they were scared of. :-)
>
> -- Dave

I got the impression that it was more than just the sun but also the new aspect of Gandalf's power as Gandalf the White. I don't take him to be a Christ figure but he has become stronger and it would, in my opinion, take more than the sun for the Uruk-Hai to be blinded.

Ferrick

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Re: The Two Towers: First Impressions - knivetsil - Fri, 1/3/2003, 16:27:42

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Message:	> > > HOWEVER, there is no way in heck I would drop > > >my pike to shield my eyes from the sun if I had > > >an army charging directly at me. > > > > Exactly. Which is what lead me to believe they were somehow afraid or injured by the sun. But maybe it was just Gandalf's glowing holy visage they were scared of. :-) > > > > -- Dave > > I got the impression that it was more than just the sun but also the new aspect of Gandalf's power as Gandalf the White. I don't take him to be a Christ figure but he has become stronger and it would, in my opinion, take more than the sun for the Uruk-Hai to be blinded. > > Ferrick
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