Dire Dunedain Deaths...
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Dire Dunedain Deaths...
How would you go out as a Ranger of the North?
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Mike, I agree with you completely.
'cept I could totally take a Balrog. *puffs up chest*
I'm the one who got overrun by orcs/wolves. I'd rather be killed by being outnumbered than succumb to one thing, even something as great as a Balrog. Granted, I know I couldn't beat a Balrog, but I'd rather have the "It wasn't a fair fight" excuse that being outnumbered would give me.
'cept I could totally take a Balrog. *puffs up chest*
I'm the one who got overrun by orcs/wolves. I'd rather be killed by being outnumbered than succumb to one thing, even something as great as a Balrog. Granted, I know I couldn't beat a Balrog, but I'd rather have the "It wasn't a fair fight" excuse that being outnumbered would give me.
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No Balrog. I'd have been very close to the illustrous Aragorn as he fled for his life from the balrog that took down Gandalf. Though he probably did it to continue to lead the group once Gandalf sacrificed himself for the fellowship. Or, then again, I probably would have been leading the charge out of Moria . . . MAKING SURE THERE WERE NO ORCS IN THE WAY!!! That screaming you heard? No, it was a battlecry!
I would hope to go down Like Chirs said, "Boromir-style." Fighting a superior force of orcs/wargs. Or perhaps it could be with a firecracker to the eye.
I would hope to go down Like Chirs said, "Boromir-style." Fighting a superior force of orcs/wargs. Or perhaps it could be with a firecracker to the eye.
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Arrow to the eye.
I poked and scratched my eye last summer in a woods battle. Not fun. The ominous branch haunts me in my nightmares.
An unfortunate fireworks accident.
What a way to go? Big boom! Great balls of fire!
Troll/Bear Attack.
The bear is my totem, so not my selection, but Tristans death at the end of Legends of the Fall, is a great scene.
SO, MY PICK IS
Overrun by Orcs and/or dire wolves.
In R.E. Howards, Beyond the Black River, my favorite of the genre, the supporting hero and his faithful dog make a last stand, to delay the Picts from pursuing fleeing settlers, mostly women and children. Conan finds the pair slain, but surrounded by all of the Pict bodies. Boromir, Roland, hard decisions. The ultimate self-sacrifice. However, I would prefer to be the victor and have an ending like at Roakes Drift or as Conan does. Fighting to live, not fighting to avoid death.
I poked and scratched my eye last summer in a woods battle. Not fun. The ominous branch haunts me in my nightmares.
An unfortunate fireworks accident.
What a way to go? Big boom! Great balls of fire!
Troll/Bear Attack.
The bear is my totem, so not my selection, but Tristans death at the end of Legends of the Fall, is a great scene.
SO, MY PICK IS
Overrun by Orcs and/or dire wolves.
In R.E. Howards, Beyond the Black River, my favorite of the genre, the supporting hero and his faithful dog make a last stand, to delay the Picts from pursuing fleeing settlers, mostly women and children. Conan finds the pair slain, but surrounded by all of the Pict bodies. Boromir, Roland, hard decisions. The ultimate self-sacrifice. However, I would prefer to be the victor and have an ending like at Roakes Drift or as Conan does. Fighting to live, not fighting to avoid death.
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Re: Dire Dunedain Deaths...
Bah, it may be an old thread, but I just had to put my two sense into it.
Why, fireworks of course! I've always said I wanted to go out with a "bang". Haha!
I think I'll go against the grain of Orcs/wolves and the Balrog, and go straight for the big baddie; the Witch King! Or one of his minions, a Nazgul. Albeit my martial skills are no wheres near on par with Aragorn's But that wouldn't stop me from at least trying!
Why, fireworks of course! I've always said I wanted to go out with a "bang". Haha!
I think I'll go against the grain of Orcs/wolves and the Balrog, and go straight for the big baddie; the Witch King! Or one of his minions, a Nazgul. Albeit my martial skills are no wheres near on par with Aragorn's But that wouldn't stop me from at least trying!
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So there was Dirhael, an army of orcs and wolves more than two thousand strong. With a battle cry of Lacho calad! Drego morn! ,he charged into the mass of beasts, glory shining about him. The orcs cowered in fear and some of the wolves turned to run, such was the terror that the Dunadan inspired in them. He slew down hundreds of enemies, falling on both sides before he could hold out any longer. With all his might he shouted one last cry of Lacho calad! Drego morn! and then fell into darkness.
He was remembered for centuries afterward and told of in songs. The ranger who had died outnumbered, but strong, like a true Dunadan.
He was remembered for centuries afterward and told of in songs. The ranger who had died outnumbered, but strong, like a true Dunadan.
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I think I would go out battling those evil spiders in Mirkwood. I would use my ranger skills to weave in and out of the darkness, taking them out one by one. But then they would overwhelm me and I would have to make a huge bonfire. Standing by the fire, I would defend myself to the last.
To make it sound more heroic, I think my defense will be used to allow a party of dwarves or hobbits to escape.
Sound good?
To make it sound more heroic, I think my defense will be used to allow a party of dwarves or hobbits to escape.
Sound good?
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