Before I start, I don't want this to become a PJ vs Tolkien thing. I simply want to discuss problems with the book as written. There are a few niggles that always annoy me when reading and I'd like to throw them out here for discussion and to see what others think.
Magic Wargs These guys really bothered me. The Fellowship were attacked by Wargs in Hollin that disappeared after they were killed. This is hugely inconsistent with everything else going on. Surely Magic Wargs would have been useful at the Pelennor Fields? Did Sauron happen to have a spare pack of Magic Wargs hanging round in Hollin waiting for a Magic signal? Or did he send them from Mordor a few months previously?
His Arm has grown long According to this, Gandalf believes that Sauron can cause snow on Caradhras from Mordor. We are given very little reason to believe that Gandalf is wrong in his assumption. The storm has an "ill will" and is "directed against" them. Again, if Sauron has this sort of control over weather why doesn't he use it again? All he manages later is a dark cloud.
That's all for now. Your thoughts?
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