The Consequences of the Events at Mount Doom - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Estelyn Telcontar · 10-12-2002, 11:26 PM

I think you have stated the crucial point there, Westerly Wizard - having the ring taken from him by force is what finally broke Frodo. The other factors (sword wound, spider bite) contributed, and he spoke of them and felt them later, but I agree that he would have survived had he given the ring up freely - which was impossible. So the inevitable result of his quest was the expulsion from his little paradise, the Shire, and simultaneously, the admittance to a greater paradise for healing as a reward for doing his utmost.

Excellent first post, by the way - welcome to the Downs!

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10-12-2002, 11:26 PM	#18
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	I think you have stated the crucial point there, Westerly Wizard - having the ring taken from him by force is what finally broke Frodo. The other factors (sword wound, spider bite) contributed, and he spoke of them and felt them later, but I agree that he would have survived had he given the ring up freely - which was impossible. So the inevitable result of his quest was the expulsion from his little paradise, the Shire, and simultaneously, the admittance to a greater paradise for healing as a reward for doing his utmost. Excellent first post, by the way - welcome to the Downs! [ October 13, 2002: Message edited by: Estelyn Telcontar ] __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'