11-14-2007, 05:45 PM
Quote:Warhorse should be very interesting too. I love the scene in The Return of the King when the Riders of Rohan attack the Oliphaunts, but I also cringe a little realizing there is no way on earth you could get horses to charge those monstrosities, even of the earthly variety (not 40 feet tall).I was comforted by the fact that Tolkein, as an Oxford scholar, had read his Greek and Roman sources and had the Riders harry the oliphaunts with missiles from a distance. He got it right, even if Peter Jackson didn't.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.