Re: Middle Earth - PBM, c1950 Riddle

From: kgp8d@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Keith G. Parker)

Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000

Patrick F. McGehearty  writes:
> In article <DsJGKy.Avp@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>,
> Keith G. Parker <kgp8d@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU> wrote:
> >v123h3m2@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu  writes:
> >>
> >> We seem to be missing something here.  Merry WOUNDED the Witch-king by
> >>stabbing
> >> him behind the knee.  Merry's barrow-blade was effective because it had
> >> been
> >> forged by northern Dunedain (Arnorians) for their wars against Angmar.
> >>
> >> Eowyn killed the nazgul with a stab between the eyes.
> >>
> >> Mark
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Really?  And you found this written where?  KP
>
> This discussion has wandered afield from play by mail, so I will
> provide a reference for those who have further interest.  The dead
> of the chief Nazgul at the hands of Eowyn and Meriadoc is described in
> "The Return of the King", Chapter 6 (pg 142-3 in my copy).
>
> Merry struck from behind and "pierced the sinew behind the mighty
> knee", followed by Eowyn "drove her sword between crown and mantle".
>
> - Patrick McGehearty

Ah, but it's still an interesting discussion, no?  My point was
that nowhere is it written that "Eowyn killed the Lord of the
Nazgul."  Who is to say that a sword being "driven between
sword and mantle" is any more lethal to a wraith than being
pierced behind the knee by an enchanted(?) blade?  Food for
thought.  KP

References

Re: Middle Earth - PBM, c1950 Riddle
Patrick F. McGehearty <patrick@convex.COM>
Sat, 15 Jun 1996 00:00:00 +0000