#theoden

Something almost bitter about how Denethor held the line for years, how Denethor endured despair and grief for years, and kept Gondor in the hands of those loyal to it, and only right at the end did he break, and succumb to years of suffering, and decide that instead of waiting any longer for the unbeatable enemy to kill him, he would at deny the enemy that and take his death (and Faramir's) into his own hands, and because of that his legacy would forever be tarnished and scorned, meanwhile we know that for five years Theoden had succumbed, Theoden had given in, he had granted power in his land to a traitor, his people and his family suffered, and he only pulled it together right at the end for a glorious last stand and because of that he would be honoured for years to come as a great and noble warrior king.