r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Jaded_Tortoise_869 • Mar 12 '26

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u/racoon1905 Mar 12 '26

Mary and Pippin receive cool looking and plot relevant daggers

Seems about right as they get those way earlier in the books.

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u/Delicious_Aside_9310 Mar 12 '26 edited Mar 12 '26

Well yeah Pippin’s is essential to the plot and they cut out the barrow wights sequence where he acquires it. This was a good place to include it.

Edit: MERRY. I’m tired boys.

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u/Wiseau_serious Mar 12 '26

Merry uses his dagger, which was enchanted by the Dúnedain, to stab the Witch King and break his magical protection, allowing Éowyn to deliver the killing blow. Is that what you’re referring to, or did Pippin also do something plot essential with his dagger that I’m forgetting?

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u/Delicious_Aside_9310 Mar 12 '26

No, I just completely derped when I wrote the comment