Why did Frodo Volunteer to take the Ring? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

doug*platypus · 01-18-2003, 10:05 PM

I like what you're saying there, Akhtene (as usual!!). Gandalf was certainly a valued and trusted friend of Frodo's. Elrond would have likewise had a high reputation in the tabletalk at Bag End. Gandalf sent Bilbo on his adventure to Erebor partly for his own and for Thorin's benefit, but also because he knew that Bilbo himself would have much to gain. Frodo undoubtedly could see the effects on Bilbo, who was vastly different to other hobbits (with the possible exception of Frodo), and would have trusted that Gandalf's trust in him was not in vain, and for the best. Frodo is as great a student as Gandalf is a mentor.

01-18-2003, 10:05 PM	#19
doug*platypus Delver in the Deep Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Aotearoa Posts: 960	I like what you're saying there, Akhtene (as usual!!). Gandalf was certainly a valued and trusted friend of Frodo's. Elrond would have likewise had a high reputation in the tabletalk at Bag End. Gandalf sent Bilbo on his adventure to Erebor partly for his own and for Thorin's benefit, but also because he knew that Bilbo himself would have much to gain. Frodo undoubtedly could see the effects on Bilbo, who was vastly different to other hobbits (with the possible exception of Frodo), and would have trusted that Gandalf's trust in him was not in vain, and for the best. Frodo is as great a student as Gandalf is a mentor. __________________ But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.