curious is basically right--there is no deus ex machina in the strictess sense
in LotR. No god comes from above; however, in another respect it qualifies
because it's a plot device that saves the day. The hurons do not drop down from
sky (as haster points out not even divinely sent)-- although they do save the
day and vanquish the enemy. The eagles coming from above and saving Sam and
Frodo is close too-- but we do know that Gandalf sent them so...
Going back to the Hurons and what haster said. When the holes in the story
become filled, there is little divine intervention left-- not really a deus ex
machina.
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Hither are you gone from me
To this longing-- to this strain.
Neither are we far from free
From this aching-- from this pain.
Burden lost or lest sustain
All our misery--delay.
Drink in deeply to detain
What we can not quench today.
--C.A. Jolin
Boromir's Betrayal by
Gullygilly
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