| Re: Ch. o/t Wk: LoTR Bk 1 Ch. 12: "Flight to the Ford" [message #231983] |
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On 15 Apr 2004 02:30:38 GMT, stephen [at] nomail.com wrote:
>In rec.arts.books.tolkien Emma Pease <emma [at] kanpai.stanford.edu> wrote:
>: In regards to Glorfindel, how much does he know about Frodo's errand.
>: Aragorn doesn't seem to tell him about the ring, but, he certainly
>: knows that Frodo is carrying something of great import. Does he know
>: that Frodo is carrying the one ring.
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>: I suspect that Gandalf and Aragorn have discussed the ring with Elrond
>: and Glorfindel and perhaps others before Gandalf ever tells Frodo.
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>I am not sure if that is a safe assumption, given that Gandalf did
>not know for certain that Frodo's ring was the Ring until he threw
>it in Frodo's fire. I suppose he could have discussed the possibility
>with others first, without knowing for sure, but given his general
>reluctance to do anything about the Ring until he knew for sure,
>I doubt this.
Glorfindel knew Bilbo. Bilbo, who was unaware of the true nature of
his "magical" ring, had certainly told the tale of his adventures
while living at Rivendell. Glorfindel knew that Elrond had received
messages that the Nazgul had arisen again and were on a mission far
from the confines of Mordor. He would also know of the messages that
the Heir of Bilbo was being hunted even in the Shire. If Glorfindel
was as wise and powerful as he is said to be then he should be able to
connect the dots, so to speak, and at the least be able to perceive
that whatever Frodo bore was a thing of enormous value to Sauron.
Morgoth's Curse
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