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Tar-Palantir · 03-09-2003, 01:18 PM

Not to be a big stick-in-the-mud, but Arwen is the one who uttered those words to Frodo, not daddy Elrond.

This was a well thought use of words. Because it is not just the line "...and he awaits you, for he will not again make any long journey save one." It is the context, because just prior Arwen elaborates on how now that the Ring is gone all it's works are destroyed, and that Bilbo had it (the ring) longer than he, and that Bilbo is ancient in years now. I most assuredly thought Bilbo's last journey was one to the grave, and was pleasantly surprised at the final chapter of the book.

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03-09-2003, 01:18 PM	#7
Tar-Palantir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: napa valley, ca Posts: 496	Not to be a big stick-in-the-mud, but Arwen is the one who uttered those words to Frodo, not daddy Elrond. This was a well thought use of words. Because it is not just the line "...and he awaits you, for he will not again make any long journey save one." It is the context, because just prior Arwen elaborates on how now that the Ring is gone all it's works are destroyed, and that Bilbo had it (the ring) longer than he, and that Bilbo is ancient in years now. I most assuredly thought Bilbo's last journey was one to the grave, and was pleasantly surprised at the final chapter of the book. [ March 09, 2003: Message edited by: Tar-Palantir ] __________________ History shows again and again How nature points up the folly of men Go, go, Godzilla!