![]() ![]() (Pippin) Many of the Ents were hurling themselves against the Orthanc-rock but that defeated them. ![]() The old Númenóreans were mighty builders, as their legacies stand proof: first quote is from Pippin, when narrating the Ent siege of Orthanc, second is before Sauron's catapults fired their wicked explosive projectiles. The enemy have to dig their own tunnels, break the door or find some hidden passages to hope for any invasion. There is actually a very good reason in-universe for this: the old builders made almost invincible fortresses.ĭwarves were safe from siege weapons inside the mountains. Most of the good folk, even dwarves, use their skills for creation, not destruction. In his numerous depictions of good versus evil, it is indeed the bad guys who tend to use technology for war and domination. The only time the words "catapult" or "ram" come into play is for Gondor's siege, and it was laid by Sauron. Even with Angband or Mordor's siege, there is little more than mentions of "bolts". In the books, there is little to no description of what a siege is in Tolkien's world. It is very unlikely that any of the good folk used advanced siege machinery. ![]()
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