good oaths vs bad oaths

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Nick:	Penthe (Registered User)
Date/Time:	Tue, 6/15/2004 at 20:03 EDT (Wed, 6/16/2004 at 10:03 EAST)
Browser/OS:	Microsoft Internet Explorer V6.0 using Windows NT 5.1
In Reply To:	To eowyn_rohan <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 19:52] (4/19)
Subject:	good oaths vs bad oaths
Message:
All oaths function the same - i.e. the narrative will insist on them being completed in some form. The dead blokes didn't make a bad oath, they made a good one. Their error was expecting to get away with breaking it without any consequences. And they did eventually fulfil it. Galadriel knew that if she made the oath she wouldn't be able to change her mind later. Some of the less gruesome of Feanor's son's found this out too late. Again, the oath will just function as an oath must. It's just like a technical form. It's what you choose to do with it that counts. Surely you can make an argument that is qualified?

Message Thread:

Oath taking <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 19:25] (5/34)

Merry and Pippin <Senta> [6/16/2004 @ 22:52] (0/0)
Noble oaths and consequences <Arwen's daughter> [6/16/2004 @ 22:23] (1/2)

Thanks so much <2ndcreator> [6/17/2004 @ 21:46] (1/1)

Pride <Arwen's daughter> [6/17/2004 @ 23:56] (0/0)

The oath of Finrod is viewed as noble <Finrod Felagund 5> [6/16/2004 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Extremely well put F.F. (No Text) <Penthe> [6/16/2004 @ 18:45] (0/0)

Having read all the earlier messages <Entmaiden> [6/15/2004 @ 23:05] (2/4)

Re. Entmaiden <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:31] (0/0)
In response <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:03] (1/2)

Well, I think you want to consider why <Entmaiden> [6/16/2004 @ 22:11] (1/1)

All good points, but <2ndcreator> [6/17/2004 @ 21:28] (0/0)

I don't have a brilliant idea but I wanted to point out <Rhiandra Took> [6/15/2004 @ 19:30] (1/22)

Motivation <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 19:32] (1/21)

not a good thing? <eowyn_rohan> [6/15/2004 @ 19:38] (1/20)

To eowyn_rohan <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 19:52] (4/19)

Make sure you take into account the final oath <hatster> [6/16/2004 @ 7:16] (1/1)

James 5 <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:07] (0/0)

Thanks for sharing.. <eowyn_rohan> [6/16/2004 @ 1:46] (0/0)
Mixed feelings? <N.E. Brigand> [6/15/2004 @ 20:11] (1/3)

re. Mixed Feelings <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 20:20] (1/2)

The nature of oaths in LOTR <Liath> [6/15/2004 @ 21:17] (1/1)

Re. Liath <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:25] (0/0)

good oaths vs bad oaths <Penthe> [6/15/2004 @ 20:03] (1/11)

My main point <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 20:09] (3/10)

I'd like to hear more <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:33] (0/0)
Oh, well, that's OK then :-) <Penthe> [6/15/2004 @ 20:57] (0/0)
Not unreasonable. <N.E. Brigand> [6/15/2004 @ 20:18] (2/7)

re. unreasonable <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 20:25] (1/5)

Yet Yahweh's covenant w/ Abraham is a type of oath... <aragonvaar> [6/16/2004 @ 12:19] (1/4)

Nice try <2ndcreator> [6/16/2004 @ 18:11] (2/3)

And be careful about throwing "folly" around as ... <aragonvaar> [6/17/2004 @ 15:06] (0/0)
Of course he was a Christian... <aragonvaar> [6/17/2004 @ 14:20] (1/1)

Consider all sides <2ndcreator> [6/17/2004 @ 21:24] (0/0)

Great point <2ndcreator> [6/15/2004 @ 20:21] (0/0)

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