1. Why was there not a serious force waiting for the Company on the west side
of the bridge?
A: The Orcs didn’t think the fellowship would get that far…Most of the Orcs
were inside the depths of Moria…
2. How could this guard force not be fully alerted and ready for anything?
A: They are Orcs… with no real leader among them
3. Why in the WORLD didn’t the forces of evil concentrate on holding the exit,
instead of wandering around in a maze and getting cut off by their own fire?
A: Ditto above.
4. In fact, since the orcs in the chamber of Mazarbul already knew about the
fire, how is it that they were cut off at all? There were all kinds of
connecting passages.
A: Ditto above.
5. Is it possible that there aren’t really very many orcs in Moria, and that
they just don’t know the place well? And/or that the orc in black armor that
speared Frodo was the only high-initiative individual in the place?
A: I suppose it’s possible…But couldn’t it be that Orcs are just stupid,
unmotivated beings that can get rallied together unless they’re bribed, whipped
or threatened (like the Orcs Frodo and Sam encounter in Mordor)?
CHALLENGE
What do you suppose Sauron heard about this entire encounter (Balrog and all),
and what did he think about it?
“Stupid Orcs,” says Sauron scratching his eye ball. “I’ll have to decrease
their man-flesh rations
again.”
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I am me, and me is me and me is all I want to be.
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The leaves turn over with the times,
The sun stays up there and shines,
Hither awhile then wither,
It is life most people lack.--
CA Jolin
