ROTK: Where are the Easterlings?

In message <2ih1huFmp26rU2.RemoveThis@uni-berlin.de>, tr2267.RemoveThis@hotmail.com wrote:
 > I noticed that the Easterlings we saw entering the black gate in the TT
 > movie are never seen again and are not in ROTK. Why did PJ show them in TT
 > if he didn't intend to use them later in ROTK? What role did the
 > Easterlings play in the ROTK book, if any?

Were they Easterlings entering the Black Gate? I always thought they were some
of the Southrons.

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In the book an army of Easterlings marches from the black gate to the lonely
mountain and make war on the dwarves and men of dale.
Its just a diversionary force though. To prevent the dwarves and dale men
from sending a force to aid Gondor or Lorien.


As for the movie. I remember seeing some production shots of Easterlings and
orcs marching and fighting together. Maybe they will feature in the extended
ROTK version of the battle of pelinor fields..

<tr2267 DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message news:2ih1huFmp26rU2@uni-berlin.de...
 > I noticed that the Easterlings we saw entering the black gate in the TT
 > movie are never seen again and are not in ROTK. Why did PJ show them in
TT
 > if he didn't intend to use them later in ROTK? What role did the
 > Easterlings play in the ROTK book, if any?
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On Sun, 06 Jun 2004 19:40:04 GMT, Warchild <none DeleteThis @none.com> wrote:

 >In article <2ih1huFmp26rU2 DeleteThis @uni-berlin.de>, tr2267 DeleteThis @hotmail.com wrote:
 >
  >> I noticed that the Easterlings we saw entering the black gate in the TT
  >> movie are never seen again and are not in ROTK. Why did PJ show them in TT
  >> if he didn't intend to use them later in ROTK? What role did the
  >> Easterlings play in the ROTK book, if any?
 >
 >Shile they weren't featured with specific shots in the battle before
 >Minas Tirith, someone posted frames that show that they were in the
 >battle scenes.

yeap - at theonering.net

I have another question - why were the Easterlings travelling up the
road from Ithilien and not from the East?

Also - we saw the Haradrim and their Mumakhil, what about the men from
Khand and the Variags.

I would have loved to have seen cut-aways to action elsewhere in
Middle Earth at the same time... the attack on Lorien three times by
the orcs of Dol Goldur and their eventual ruin by a bunch of Ents sent
by Fangorn stopping them from Entering Rohan.

The attack on Dale and the Lonely Mountain by the Easterlings.

The host of Elves from Thranduil's realm meeting Galadriel and
Celeborn's host as they lay-bare the pits of Dul Goldur and reclaim
Mirkwood as Eryn Lasgalen.

I think the Woodmen and the Beornings had some part in it too

All wishful thinking - it'd turn into a 6 hour movie - which I'd still
sit and watch.

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