Common questions

What is denethor eating?

What is denethor eating?

Denethor once again beats out Gollum for the title of “Grossest Eater” with his meal of chicken, grapes, bread, and tomatoes.

Why does denethor eat like that?

Him callously eating while his son is in danger outrages us anyway, and it creates an interesting parallel between blood and tomatoes, but that is further enhanced by our natural repulsion to poor table manners. Subconsciously, this revulsion spreads to Denethor as a whole as our own brains are used against us.

Why does denethor burn Faramir?

Originally Answered: Why did Denethor try to kill Faramir and didn’t check whether he’s dead or not? Denethor was fully aware that Faramir was not yet dead. He was in a state of despair brought about by his use of the Palantir, his own pride, as well as grief and shame over Faramir’s injuries.

How does denethor die?

‘ Denethor, grief-struck by the apparent loss of his son, ordered his servants to burn him alive on a funeral pyre prepared for himself and Faramir in Rath Dínen. He laid himself down on the pyre and so died, clasping the palantír in his hands.

Did Gandalf kill denethor?

Denethor’s mind was broken by Sauron due to his repeated use of the Palantir. He committed suicide on a funeral pyre. Gandalf not only had nothing to do with it, it took everything in his power to save Faramir from the same fate! It was in the grip of that that he killed himself, and attempted to kill Faramir.

Why did denethor go crazy?

It is clear that in the moments before his death, Denethor had gone mad. He was willing to set alight both himself and his only living son. He repeatedly exclaims that the West has fallen and that Sauron has won and will destroy everything.

What if denethor got the ring?

Though Denethor(or Galadriel, or Gandalf, or the Eagle-Lord, etc) would then become another Dark Lord akin to Sauron, just as if the Ring had been recovered. If he by some chance did succeed in fully mastering the Ring, however, Sauron would be reduced to impotence just as if the Ring had been destroyed.

What would happen if denethor lived?

Aragorn’s actions almost as much as his lineage are what gets him the crown. If Denethor had lived, he would still have been the Ruling Steward, and Aragorn would have had to win him over to his side to get the kingship. So a living Denethor would be a huge obstacle for the return of the King.

Who defeated Sauron the first time?

Isildur

What does Sauron say to Aragorn?

Re: What did Sauron say to Aragorn in the palantir in return of the king? As far as I remember it was “Aragorn … Elessar”. Elessar is sort of a nickname for Aragorn (which I am not sure how Sauron learned about) but it was the name he took as a king.

Can smaug beat Sauron?

The only way Sauron wins this is if he corrupts Smaug with magic, but even that is unlikely. Smaug is arguably too powerful to fall under his spell. 1: There are too many. Some archer or troll will get lucky eventually, Smaug would kill hundreds to thousands but that’s nothing to Sauron.

Who is the most powerful person in Middle-Earth?

Answer by Stephen Tempest: God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being?

Why didn’t Tom Bombadil get the ring?

The Ring cannot effect Tom Bombadil because he is outside the whole issue of Power and Domination; Tolkien uses Tom as an allegory that even this intense struggle between “good and evil” is only part of the whole picture of existence. On this page you can find everything about the Rings of Power.

Why can’t Gandalf remember the Blue Wizards?

TIL the only reason Gandalf “forgot” the names of the Blue Wizards is because Peter Jackson didn’t have the rights to their names. Actually in the silmarillion, as well as unfinished tales, Tolkien explains that the blue wizards more or less disappeared into the east, and that no one remembers their names.

Is Tom Bombadil older than Gandalf?

Both are referenced as being the oldest. Bombadil says he was there before anything else. Meanwhile, Gandalf says Treebeard is the oldest living thing. It is possible that Treebeard is the oldest living creature while Bombadil is the oldest being in the Tolkien world.

Is Tom Bombadil immortal?

Tom Bombadil holding the One Ring. Proclaimed to be “the oldest in existence,” Tom Bombadil was apparently immortal and possesses a range of enigmatic powers able to give full control over his domains, seen by Goldberry that described Tom as being “Master of wood, water and hill”.