Why didn't Aragorn go to Gondor for getting help for Rohan?
As we know in the second Lord of the Rings movie, The Two Towers, Aragorn suggested to Theoden to ask Gondor for help. However Theoden was skeptical that Gondor will not come and didn't ask for help as he must be thinking Denethor will not help him. But Aragorn was heir of Isildur , he could have directly gone to Gondor and asked them to help by claiming his throne. Why didn't he do this?
Best Answer
I'll break down the events so you can see how this wouldn't be possible:
- Aragorn spots the marching Uruk Hai army on his return to Helms Deep
- Tells King Theoden that the army is approaching and will be there by nightfall
- Aragorn tell Theoden to send riders to Gondor to ask for their aid - Theoden refuses.
Aragorn has a choice:
- Ride for Gondor himself and risk missing the fight completely and returning to a ruined Helms Deep
- Stay, fight and hope Gandalf is good on his word.
Look to my coming at first light on the fifth day. At dawn, look to the east.
Even if he was willing to return to Gondor as a King at this point in his character arc (wasn't even close at this point in the films) He would never abandon Helms Deep and Rohan's women and children to potential slaughter.
If Theoden doesn't act and send out riders to call for aid... then there is nothing he can do.
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Why did Gondor not help Rohan?
The armies of Gondor were spread thin and thus it could not provide any extra forces to help Rohan. Large forces were not possible to gather for their own defense, so there was no way for them to send a significant number to aid Rohan.Did Rohan help Gondor?
Lord of the Rings- Rohan helping Gondor on The Return of the King big battle. Lord of the Rings- Theod\xe9n helping Gondor on The Return of the King big battle.When Gondor calls for aid Rohan will answer?
King Th\xe9oden: And Rohan will answer. Muster the Rohirrim! The heroes may have The Plan, but they just don't have the manpower. So, against all hope, they have to call on the sorts of people who may not want to help or even like them.Is Rohan loyal to Gondor?
Alliance with GondorThe alliance between Rohan and Gondor came into existence in TA 2510 with the Battle of the Field of Celebrant. Afterwards Cirion, Steward of Gondor granted the land of Calenardhon to Rohan and Eorl swore a perpetual Oath, binding his heirs to the alliance with Gondor.Why Didn't You Stop Me?
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Answer 2
I'm never convinced by questions like this as it is clearly not possible to give an answer on a character's motivations unless they are explicitly stated. That being said, if you watch the movies/read the books you cannot miss that Aragorn is not too keen on the idea of rocking up to Gondor and becoming a King. There are many sequences of events that lead to him changing his mind and this being possible - I think it is unrealistic to think that a random guy could show up to a city and claim to be the descendant of a king and everyone just go along with it.
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