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- From: iba@kronos.arc.nasa.gov (Wayne Iba)
- Subject: Re: Boromir
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:13:50 GMT
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- mbs@zycor.lgc.com (Matt Shostak) writes:
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- >I could quibble that Boromir and Denethor must be "lawful" in some sense,
- >since they are the rightful rulers of Gondor. They certainly both believed
- >in "law," at least in the sense that it put them in the ruling position.
-
- Forgive me if I've mis-interpreted your point. I must disagree
- with your statement "they are the rightful rulers of Gondor". They
- were rightfully charged with governing Gondor until the return
- of the king. I think it is misleading to say they are the "rightful
- rulers".
-
- --wayne
-