Extremely unrealistic scene. Imagine the effort going into maintaining all these beacons and supplying the poor people waiting up there, just for the incredibly rare occurence of Gondor calling Rohan for help. Why didn't they just sent carrier pidgeons?
Racism probably. Too far east, too tanned.
Contradicts the ancient narrative of "Roman Empire falls, civilization ends and Dark Ages begin" that just revolves around western Europe.
When was the last time the beacons were lit? Are these people literally spending their entire lives up there, generations of watchman waiting for torches that will never be lit?
there would have been some rotating guards after some period or most likely a settlement on the ground connected with the beacon. And Jackson went over the top with the beacons, they were never on the top of mountains that high, they were on tall hills by the base of the mountain
Imagine getting the job of freezing your ass off on top of a mountain, struggling with the thin air, with your piddling fire and little hut. All for the POSSIBILITY of a distant fire appearing to inform you to light the bonfire.
Damn he ate tacos?
Extremely unrealistic scene. Imagine the effort going into maintaining all these beacons and supplying the poor people waiting up there, just for the incredibly rare occurence of Gondor calling Rohan for help. Why didn't they just sent carrier pidgeons?
That's some small dick energy you got there friend.
because pigeons dont travel at the speed of light
why is there zero kino about byzantine empire? even books are rare
Racism probably. Too far east, too tanned.
Contradicts the ancient narrative of "Roman Empire falls, civilization ends and Dark Ages begin" that just revolves around western Europe.
That's nobody's business but the Turks.
Jews
That is all within the same Empire though, and probably got used frequently. How often does Gondor call Rohan to war though?
I'm glad reddit didn't write lotr
Well yes but just get over it yeah
shut up b***h
why didn't they just use whatsapp
This is literally my dream job. Thought about getting a job as a forest fire watcher.
>Thought about getting a job as a forest fire watcher.
must be the comfiest job in the world.
yeah for like a day then you get bored of the scenery and it becomes the most boring job in existence
The only people who get bored are boring.
This is one of the best sayings there is, imo. Just slaps the frick out these NPCs.
???????????
>get bored of the scenery
post hand
Nah, I'm not trying to get caught by Sirenhead.
>i hope im a livestream cell tower security cam one day!
what in hell
>wants to become a webcam
???
I guess the modern take would be you are kitted up with a drone to fly over and inspect smoke. You're required to help with S&R too.
its not. frick off
Why didn't the baddies send out assassins to kill the fire signal dudes and *then* attack Gondor?
mordor's military intelligence department was severely understaffed
>Well they should be....somewhere in these mountains.
Why didn't they just use the eagles to signal for help?
They were once lit
heh they probaby do it for free, imagine that maintaining something for free ha!
When was the last time the beacons were lit? Are these people literally spending their entire lives up there, generations of watchman waiting for torches that will never be lit?
I feel like they were lit a few years earlier for aid to Rohan in putting down Dunland attacks but I might be misremembering.
beats getting paid to shovel manure
Bet it's a "get out of military service" sort of deal
Or something for the deaf or mutes to do for a couple of years
there would have been some rotating guards after some period or most likely a settlement on the ground connected with the beacon. And Jackson went over the top with the beacons, they were never on the top of mountains that high, they were on tall hills by the base of the mountain
Zoomers are so gay and moronic.
Did Jenny finally upload a new video?
have she transitioned already?
Imagine getting the job of freezing your ass off on top of a mountain, struggling with the thin air, with your piddling fire and little hut. All for the POSSIBILITY of a distant fire appearing to inform you to light the bonfire.
Qui-Gon's funeral pyre?