Frodo's Barrow Dilemma - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tuor in Gondolin · 07-16-2009, 07:33 PM

Mostly offtopic but, if he put it on and the Wight saw
and killed him and the hobbits, then what? How
about: Strider soon gets antsy at Bree and probes
around, talks to Bombadil and they find the ring.
Strider goes to the chatfest at Rivendell and...Bilbo
takes the ring! (remember Gollum lived for centuries
and moved around when in possession of the ring).
Alternately, Sam (and perhaps Merry and
Pippin) survive to accompany Bilbo.

Hakon · 07-16-2009, 11:53 PM

I think the Barrow Wight would have seen him. Since Tom Bombadil is a foreign entity to Middle Earth, then I think that no matters what realm one inhabits in that piece of land they can be seen. I remember there was a letter where Tolkien talked about the overlapping planes of existence. I think someone posted part of the letter in some thread.

Eönwë · 07-17-2009, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Hakon

I think the Barrow Wight would have seen him. Since Tom Bombadil is a foreign entity to Middle Earth, then I think that no matters what realm one inhabits in that piece of land they can be seen.

But then how come only Tom could see him when he put on the ring? The others couldn't. Tom, however can see everything in his land.

However, with the Wights being spirits, it doesn't matter, as they would probably see Frodo better if he put the ring on.

Hakon · 07-17-2009, 08:07 PM

Eönwë, you are right about that. I want to add something more to this post but I got nothing.

07-16-2009, 07:33 PM	#1
Tuor in Gondolin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southeast Pennsylvania Posts: 3,651	Mostly offtopic but, if he put it on and the Wight saw and killed him and the hobbits, then what? How about: Strider soon gets antsy at Bree and probes around, talks to Bombadil and they find the ring. Strider goes to the chatfest at Rivendell and...Bilbo takes the ring! (remember Gollum lived for centuries and moved around when in possession of the ring). Alternately, Sam (and perhaps Merry and Pippin) survive to accompany Bilbo. __________________ The poster formerly known as Tuor of Gondolin. Walking To Rivendell and beyond 12,555 miles passed Nt./Day 5: Pass the beacon on Nardol, the 'Fire Hill.'

07-16-2009, 11:53 PM	#2
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	I think the Barrow Wight would have seen him. Since Tom Bombadil is a foreign entity to Middle Earth, then I think that no matters what realm one inhabits in that piece of land they can be seen. I remember there was a letter where Tolkien talked about the overlapping planes of existence. I think someone posted part of the letter in some thread. __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes

07-17-2009, 08:07 PM	#4
Hakon Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Twilight Zone Posts: 736	Eönwë, you are right about that. I want to add something more to this post but I got nothing. __________________ Medicine for the soul. ~Inscription over the door of the Library at Thebes