The Names of Sauron - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

LadyBrooke · 01-16-2011, 10:40 PM

Aragorn is not the only one handing out warnings about speaking of Sauron. In FotR Gandalf tells Pippin to not call Frodo the Lord of the Ring because "Evil things do not come into this valley;but all the same we should not name them." So perhaps saying his name allows him to somehow focus on the person speaking of it. Names are more than superficial in LotR, Aragorn himself didn't know his true name until he was grown.

01-16-2011, 10:40 PM	#22
LadyBrooke Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The modern day version of Edoras: horses, wind, rolling plains =) Posts: 507	Aragorn is not the only one handing out warnings about speaking of Sauron. In FotR Gandalf tells Pippin to not call Frodo the Lord of the Ring because "Evil things do not come into this valley;but all the same we should not name them." So perhaps saying his name allows him to somehow focus on the person speaking of it. Names are more than superficial in LotR, Aragorn himself didn't know his true name until he was grown. __________________ Busy, Busy, Busy...hoping for more free time soon.