[Ancalime]

I must say I appreciate all these posts to answer my question. But I also must say in my defense that I did not mean that Frodo was a miserable failure-I greatly admire what he did and admit that I probably would not have gotten as far as he did. My question was just one of those thoughts that occurs to you, so you say "I wonder. . . " This was just meant as a thought provoking question, which it obviously has been. While I don't understand all of the references to 'the Valar' and stuff like that, I greatly enjoy reading your answers.