Melian's Heir and Other Mothers of Middle-Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kettle of fish · 09-15-2002, 07:23 AM

I have to agree with Tirned Tinnu. I never really saw Galadriel as a mother figure for Frodo. I think Frodo was no less cautious of her than the 'big folk' he travelled with (Gandalf excepted). He does not offer the ring to her out of the love a son gives his mother. She does not really inspire that love in him (although I'm less sure in Sam's case).

09-15-2002, 07:23 AM	#1
Kettle of fish Wight Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 114	I have to agree with Tirned Tinnu. I never really saw Galadriel as a mother figure for Frodo. I think Frodo was no less cautious of her than the 'big folk' he travelled with (Gandalf excepted). He does not offer the ring to her out of the love a son gives his mother. She does not really inspire that love in him (although I'm less sure in Sam's case). __________________ The inimical is often more instructive than the benign. Between screams, try to pay attention.