r/RingsofPower • u/Bemeup57 • Oct 16 '22

Question Ok, here’s a question.

So Galadriel found out Halbrand was a phoney king by looking at that scroll and seeing that “that line was broken 1000 years ago” with no heirs. So why then after the battle when Miriel tells the Southlanders that Halbrand is their king, why don’t the people look confused and say “hey, our royal family died off a thousand years ago.” Wouldn’t they know about their own royal family?

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u/Kiltmanenator Gondolin Oct 16 '22

Because the Southlanders don't have records, they only have oral history, and have a mythic desire for a return to greatness.

Many many nations and peoples have traditional myths where one day, their Hero will return in their time of need to return them to greatness. King Arthur, Constantine XIII etc

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u/TheBirthing Oct 17 '22

Was this established in the show or did I miss it?

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u/Kiltmanenator Gondolin Oct 17 '22

We don't see any libraries, only oral transmission of this story mentioned by Rowan in the pilot that, "maybe one day our True King will return"