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Elianna · 08-05-2004, 09:49 AM

I've got another idea:

It's based on the "gleam in his eye and smile on his face."

Maybe Gandalf was doing an Aslan kind of thing: getting Aragorn himself to say that Frodo wasn't alone, instead of simply telling him. This way Gandalf knew who Sam was and remembered him, and is comforting Aragorn in a wise way, very in character.

Thing is, while Tolkien "borrowing" something from his friend C.S. Lewis isn't farfetched, I don't think it quite fits in the book. And I doubt Jackson would've used a Lewis reference.

08-05-2004, 09:49 AM	#15
Elianna Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Ad finem itineris Posts: 384	I've got another idea: It's based on the "gleam in his eye and smile on his face." Maybe Gandalf was doing an Aslan kind of thing: getting Aragorn himself to say that Frodo wasn't alone, instead of simply telling him. This way Gandalf knew who Sam was and remembered him, and is comforting Aragorn in a wise way, very in character. Thing is, while Tolkien "borrowing" something from his friend C.S. Lewis isn't farfetched, I don't think it quite fits in the book. And I doubt Jackson would've used a Lewis reference. __________________ Enyale cuilenya, ú-enyale mandenya.