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Was Aragorn really doing Faramir a favor by sending him to Ithilien?
After the end of the war of the ring, Aragorn, trying to appear generous, made Faramir a prince of Ithilien and told him to go live there. But wait a minute. Ithilien is right next to Mordor, specifically Minas Morgul. That's a really disgusting piece of real estate; it's the equivalent of moving into an apartment right next to a toxic waste dump. Was this Aragorn's way of getting Faramir out of the way while he stayed in Minas Tirith, which was really prime real estate?
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The commentator Some_Black_Guy
posts on 9/5/2005 8:53:52 AM
Although Gandalf was an Istari he rarely seemed above men. In The Two Towers when he returns as Gandalf the white he's approached by Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas. Under the impression that Gandalf is Saruman the white they attack him and Gandalf effortlessly deflects arrows and the axe then makes Aragorns sword scorching hot. So, why didn't he use his powers when they needed it most instead of sword fighting or hitting orcs with his staff? My only guess is that it might have lessened the grit and toil of the battle scenes that Jackson was going for.
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Stevious
posts on 7/8/2005 1:32:59 PM
Well, yes. Because the ring was destroyed at that time, and so Mordor was clensed, there were no Nazgul at Minas Morgul, and there was no Sauron. So Faramir and Eowyn got to do their thing in the beautiful lands of Ithilien.
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aliciaskywalker
posts on 7/5/2005 5:10:36 AM
Ithilien is described as quite a nice place in the books. Mordor is enclosed by a stretch of mountains anyway, and also Faramir probably wanted to have some time alone with Eowyn...
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M Dreyer
posts on 1/23/2005 4:14:54 PM
Aragorn was being generous - to Ithilien. He knew Faramir was a captain of the rangers of Ithilien, had spent all his adult life fighting in that country all along its borders with Morgul Vale, & probably had a good notion of the secret paths & passes over the border, & where all the orcs hang out. He'd clean the place up in no time! Also, who says he'd lost his job as steward? This is an additional posting, not an alternative. Faramir's own words show he cleaves to the original ethic of the Steward of Gondor: In lesser Kingdoms, one generation would suffice to make the Steward's line the Royal, but the line of the Stewards of Gondor put their honour higher than their office.
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