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   From: no.spam@no.spam   
      
   On 9/11/2011 6:58 PM, Chris Hoelscher wrote:   
      
   > The Enemy may have indeed set traps for Thorongil  without in fact   
   > knowing who he was ...   
      
   I think the DL at least knew (from his spies) that "Strider" was   
   a Ranger, ie one of those pesky Dunedain (Numenoreans in exile).   
   Not his favorite kind of people, being descended from the Faithful   
   who had opposed his voice in King Ar-Pharazon's ear and then   
   a real nuisance all through the TA.   
      
      He re-entered Mordor, and hid there for a time in silence.   
      But his anger was great when he learned that Elendil whom he   
      most hated, had escaped him, and was now ordering a realm   
      upon his borders.   
      
   Not only that, this Strider had escorted the 4 hobbits including   
   the Ring-bearer from Bree to Rivendell and helped fend off   
   5 of his Wraiths. Who was this joker, anyway? Surely Sauron   
   would have wondered, besides being seriously annoyed at the guy.   
      
   SQ   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)