Andrew Adam
It's an absolute classic, not much more to be said. Beyond the fact that this is the first of many re-readings in which I've actually understood the meaning of "Every vessel in the town was filled with water" - previously I had thought it very odd that they would swamp all of the boats that they'd surely need were Esgaroth to be burned down. Oh, and I finally looked up what a mattock is.
It's an absolute classic, not much more to be said. Beyond the fact that this is the first of many re-readings in which I've actually understood the meaning of "Every vessel in the town was filled with water" - previously I had thought it very odd that they would swamp all of the boats that they'd surely need were Esgaroth to be burned down. Oh, and I finally looked up what a mattock is.