June 28, 2002

Re: Role of the White Tower
Danny

You are right, and I don't mean to sell Minas Tirith short. I do think however that Sauron would have been less likely to expect the ring to stay in Lothlorien than Minas Tirith. I like the idea that Sauron was hoping to play on a guess and capture Galadriel's ring. Sauron already controlled the east side of the great river, and that would have given him the means to attack Lothlorien.

I didn't mention anything about Galadriel throwing down any walls, and actually don't remember reading anything like that, but it could be there anyway. I don't think it would be a discrepencey though. Her ring would have failed, but Sauron's power would have been gone too. Galadriel was powerful even without the ring. She had seen the blessed realm, and enjoyed the light of the trees so she would have had some power from that. Without Sauron's will and power to resist her, I think she could have done a lot after his fall.