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Elianna · 08-05-2004, 09:49 AM

I've got another idea:

It's based on the "gleam in his eye and smile on his face."

Maybe Gandalf was doing an Aslan kind of thing: getting Aragorn himself to say that Frodo wasn't alone, instead of simply telling him. This way Gandalf knew who Sam was and remembered him, and is comforting Aragorn in a wise way, very in character.

Thing is, while Tolkien "borrowing" something from his friend C.S. Lewis isn't farfetched, I don't think it quite fits in the book. And I doubt Jackson would've used a Lewis reference.

Lhundulinwen · 08-11-2004, 07:48 PM

I don't think its so far off to say that PJ would use a Lewis reference. I mean, why not? Its a well known fact that Tolkien and Lewis were friends, and shared their writings with each other and the other Inklings. Personally, I think Gandalf was somehow reassuring Aragorn in a way. Making him say that Sam was with Frodo (therby covering Frodo's hiney

) may have made Aragorn, at least for a while, relax and trust that everything just might work out, even if the world was on the brink of meltdown. That's my take on it, anyway...

08-05-2004, 09:49 AM	#1
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	I've got another idea: It's based on the "gleam in his eye and smile on his face." Maybe Gandalf was doing an Aslan kind of thing: getting Aragorn himself to say that Frodo wasn't alone, instead of simply telling him. This way Gandalf knew who Sam was and remembered him, and is comforting Aragorn in a wise way, very in character. Thing is, while Tolkien "borrowing" something from his friend C.S. Lewis isn't farfetched, I don't think it quite fits in the book. And I doubt Jackson would've used a Lewis reference. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.

08-11-2004, 07:48 PM	#2
Lhundulinwen Wight Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wishin' and hopin' in the Shire Posts: 139	I don't think its so far off to say that PJ would use a Lewis reference. I mean, why not? Its a well known fact that Tolkien and Lewis were friends, and shared their writings with each other and the other Inklings. Personally, I think Gandalf was somehow reassuring Aragorn in a way. Making him say that Sam was with Frodo (therby covering Frodo's hiney ) may have made Aragorn, at least for a while, relax and trust that everything just might work out, even if the world was on the brink of meltdown. That's my take on it, anyway... __________________ ~Just call on me, and I'm there. I'll always be your Sam~