Théoden and Denathor

 Fans of the Peter Jackson trilogy like my self will know that on the third disk of the Return of the king director's cut is a documentary comparing and contrasting Théoden king of Rohan and Denathor lord steward of Gondor. Since some of you have not had the chance or will to buy the director's cut of the films witch are not entirely accurate but more helpful in learning more about the movie making process, I have resolved to make a similar analysis but with far grater detail. First of all we need to address who these character's are fore fans who have no clue what I am now talking about. If you have only seen the films then you might forget names quickly. If this is so and you have the time and desire I will fervently ask you to read the books. However that is just a small suggestion and with a small explanation you will be able to follow along with this blog. Théoden was a lord of the Mark king of the horseman of Rohan during the war of the ring. Before Isengard was destroyed the stronghold of Saruman the corrupt ally of Sauron, the horseman of the Mark of Rohan turned to Théoden fore support but the king of the Roherrim was under the spells of the wizard saruman as transmitted threw his secret spy Grimer Wormtongue. Gandalf the white newly reborn with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli came and threw out Wormtongue and cured the king of rohan of his doubt and fear that was implanted by Grimer. Listening to Gandalf's advise but morning the warrior's that would fall in battle the lord of the Mark road to Helms Deep in witch is set the Hornburg the fortress of the riders of the house of Eol. After the armies of the wizard where destroyed in the Hornburg, and Saruman was over, Théoden road to the assistance of Gondor's white city of Minas Tirith under siege. In that struggle the battle of the Pelenor fields Théoden fell defying the shadow of the wicked Nazgul lord the witch king of Angmar. As the wise king lay dying he granted his kingship to his sister's son Eomir and said farewell to his esquire master Merriadoc Brandybuck. Denathor was the steward of Minas Tirith capital of Gondor. He was not the king but a caretaker of the throne until the king should return but it was long since men hoped that the king would indeed return. Using the seeing stone the Palantir aged him beyond his time, and grief always troubled him after the death of his wife and his elder son Boromir. Loving his Boromir with a grate reverence he failed to ignollage his younger son Faramir and all his wise attributes. When he believed that his son Faramir was dying though the mad steward slew himself. Looking at both men there are a few similarities that are easy to point out. Both men are put in possissions of power and are both tuched by grief. I failed to mention that Theodin lost a son and was stricken with uncertiny and doubt like Denathor until Gandalf came. Now comes the differences. In the documentary of the two men in the jackson director's cuts it is mentioned that Theodin does not ignollige his sister's son Eomir his heir. AThis is false. Theodin did not ignollage his sister son Eomir during his illness because his son Theodred was alive fore  a while and when his son died it was Grimer and not the king who shunned Eomir and set doubts counteracting the king's admiration fore the lord of the riders in Théoden's mind. Before Théoden sets out fore helms Deep the old king declares that if he dies Eomir will be king. It is when he is dying that he gives his kingdom and power to Eomir as he had promised earlier. Both lords take a hobbit in to there service but fore different reasons. Mary is accepted as Théoden's esquire to keep the hobbit safe from danger while Denathor chooses to allow Pippin to become one of his knights not only to please is good humor and because it touched his heart but also clearly to extract information from the hobbit to use against Gandalf. This difference in reason of choice was not included in the rings documentary since this complex relationship among character's was not included in the third film. I hope you have enjoyed my own analysis of these two interesting characters and are willing to follow along with my blog page in order to learn more about Tolkien's fantastic world of Middle Earth.
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