At Weathertop, did the Nazgul fear Frodo? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Fell Shade · 01-03-2002, 09:38 PM

I think the in the weathertop situation, the nazgul's concern might not have been too great from fear of the hobbit, per se, but they might realize to an extent that the hobbit held their life in its hands, the bagginses.

I think, however, that later, Frodo's physical size became immaterial in the concern of whether his use of the ring would be sufficiently potent to possibly stay the nazgul. He suffered acutely under the weight of the ring, and it took a heavy toll on his spirit, but my view on it is that that toll was not for nothing- there was power there for him to have if he'd just take it, and the ring would surely give what it could after its last two experiences with hobbit ring bearers. Ambitionless little pests!! But here was a hobbit who had a need, who just wanted it over, who didn't want to bear the ring and watch himself and everyone around him go nuts, so the ring had an angle with this hobbit(more so than with Sam, and I think Frodo's desire would definitely not be power, but peace, happiness, stuff like that-In the holes of Shire, where the plump one dwells-geez, I'm digressing quite a bit.). Surely there was more power than just invisibility and agelessness. Frodo's constant thought is about the ring and what could be done with it, and he asked the right question about it to know enough to use it willfully, and not just automatically like invisibility, provided he could increase his will, and I'd say he had a lot more willpower than Boromir. Am I correct that to use the ring for more than invisibility requires willpower?

Two posts and I'm already babbling. I've got Forumaire's Disease.

01-03-2002, 09:38 PM	#17
Fell Shade Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 13	I think the in the weathertop situation, the nazgul's concern might not have been too great from fear of the hobbit, per se, but they might realize to an extent that the hobbit held their life in its hands, the bagginses. I think, however, that later, Frodo's physical size became immaterial in the concern of whether his use of the ring would be sufficiently potent to possibly stay the nazgul. He suffered acutely under the weight of the ring, and it took a heavy toll on his spirit, but my view on it is that that toll was not for nothing- there was power there for him to have if he'd just take it, and the ring would surely give what it could after its last two experiences with hobbit ring bearers. Ambitionless little pests!! But here was a hobbit who had a need, who just wanted it over, who didn't want to bear the ring and watch himself and everyone around him go nuts, so the ring had an angle with this hobbit(more so than with Sam, and I think Frodo's desire would definitely not be power, but peace, happiness, stuff like that-In the holes of Shire, where the plump one dwells-geez, I'm digressing quite a bit.). Surely there was more power than just invisibility and agelessness. Frodo's constant thought is about the ring and what could be done with it, and he asked the right question about it to know enough to use it willfully, and not just automatically like invisibility, provided he could increase his will, and I'd say he had a lot more willpower than Boromir. Am I correct that to use the ring for more than invisibility requires willpower? Two posts and I'm already babbling. I've got Forumaire's Disease.