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The Might · 11-28-2007, 04:33 PM

I am not sure if it was the Frodo that left Bag End that was so special...I rather think it was the way the trip and the difficulties encountered changes him that made him so special.
If on Weathertop he could do nothing to stop the Ringwraiths, Tolkien comments in a letter that had he put on the Ring in Sammath Naur the Wraiths wouldn't have hurt him due to his power.
In my opinion it is this transformation that he suffers that plays the greatest role.

On the other hand, I must admit that a certain innate liking for adventures and great deeds that was in the family (Bilbo) also was necessary.

11-28-2007, 04:33 PM	#27
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	I am not sure if it was the Frodo that left Bag End that was so special...I rather think it was the way the trip and the difficulties encountered changes him that made him so special. If on Weathertop he could do nothing to stop the Ringwraiths, Tolkien comments in a letter that had he put on the Ring in Sammath Naur the Wraiths wouldn't have hurt him due to his power. In my opinion it is this transformation that he suffers that plays the greatest role. On the other hand, I must admit that a certain innate liking for adventures and great deeds that was in the family (Bilbo) also was necessary. __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown