You know I love your babbling so carry on as much as you like!
It's very interesting that Thorongil didn't try to claim the crown when everything was going his way. With the loyalty of the army and Ecthelion's affection, is must have been very tempting. I think civil war would have been a likely outcome even if he won the endorsement of Ecthelion. And Sauron would certainly have turned all his attention and forces on Gondor if Isildur's Heir had revealed himself. It's impossible to know either, just how much Aragorn's ambition changed once he was betrothed. I wonder if he went around for years kicking himself for not grabbing the crown while he had the chance.
And yes, I quite agree, pride was always strong in Denethor. He is Numenorean after all, and pride was a major factor in their downfall. Of course Aragorn had three huge advantages over Denethor. One, he was raised by Elrond, two, he had Gandalf as an advisor amd three, he had the blood of Luthien in his veins. All of which I'm sure contributed enormously to making him the man he was.
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Date: 2008-07-15 07:39 pm (UTC)It's very interesting that Thorongil didn't try to claim the crown when everything was going his way. With the loyalty of the army and Ecthelion's affection, is must have been very tempting. I think civil war would have been a likely outcome even if he won the endorsement of Ecthelion. And Sauron would certainly have turned all his attention and forces on Gondor if Isildur's Heir had revealed himself. It's impossible to know either, just how much Aragorn's ambition changed once he was betrothed. I wonder if he went around for years kicking himself for not grabbing the crown while he had the chance.
And yes, I quite agree, pride was always strong in Denethor. He is Numenorean after all, and pride was a major factor in their downfall. Of course Aragorn had three huge advantages over Denethor. One, he was raised by Elrond, two, he had Gandalf as an advisor amd three, he had the blood of Luthien in his veins. All of which I'm sure contributed enormously to making him the man he was.
Now I'm babbling. Thanks for your contribution.