Frodo Brandybuck?!

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by mark12_30

Not only wasn't he afraid of adventure-- from the tookish side-- but he's also unafraid of water

That's actually what I was thinking of, whether the no fear of water did him any good on his journey. Well, both the episodes at Bucklebury Ferry and Bruinen were not that strong on the matter, but there was definitely one moment when I belive his Brandybuck heritage came very handy, and it was crucial moment in his life and in the quest: his choice to leave the Fellowship. Frodo had to cross Anduin, alone, using his own skills. Had he grown up in Hobbitton, I have no doubt he would have had one more reason to prevent him from splitting from the Fellowship. Imagine a person with Gaffer-like opinion on boats trying to escape across the river.