Does it count as survival? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mithalwen · 04-14-2007, 04:53 AM

I touched on this I think long ago in the chapter by chapter discussion so alas I am repeating myself...

I think it is quite clear that Frodo does not survive the quest in the same way that Aragorn and the other hobbits survive to marry, have children and take up their offices of responsibility.

To me it seems that he has died from the possibility of that life by the time he reaches Rivendell. The morgul wound, though not technically fatal has seemingly brought him in to a different type of being - a more spiritual type. Think of Gandalf's comment to himself that Frodo will be as a vessel filled with light for those with the eyes to see? Which is at the same time as they discuss Glorfindel's appearance as a figure of light as Frodo crossed the river and how Glorfindel dwellt in both realms at the same time .

tbc

04-14-2007, 04:53 AM	#8
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	I touched on this I think long ago in the chapter by chapter discussion so alas I am repeating myself... I think it is quite clear that Frodo does not survive the quest in the same way that Aragorn and the other hobbits survive to marry, have children and take up their offices of responsibility. To me it seems that he has died from the possibility of that life by the time he reaches Rivendell. The morgul wound, though not technically fatal has seemingly brought him in to a different type of being - a more spiritual type. Think of Gandalf's comment to himself that Frodo will be as a vessel filled with light for those with the eyes to see? Which is at the same time as they discuss Glorfindel's appearance as a figure of light as Frodo crossed the river and how Glorfindel dwellt in both realms at the same time . tbc __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace