Nazgûl-related blindness? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

08-25-2002, 05:12 PM

I've been lurking around the Downs for a while now, and I'm finally popping up to ask a question that's been bugging me for months.

Why was Frodo temporarily blinded when he fell in the Emyn Muil? I've been wondering ever since I re-read that passage a few months ago and realized there was never any explanation. The obvious cause is the Nazgûl-cry that terrified them, but why would it blind Frodo and not Sam? Are there any other instances where the Ring-wraith's cry causes blindness? And barring that, is there an obvious explanation that I've just overlooked?

08-25-2002, 05:12 PM	#1
OjosVerdes Guest Posts: n/a	Nazgûl-related blindness? I've been lurking around the Downs for a while now, and I'm finally popping up to ask a question that's been bugging me for months. Why was Frodo temporarily blinded when he fell in the Emyn Muil? I've been wondering ever since I re-read that passage a few months ago and realized there was never any explanation. The obvious cause is the Nazgûl-cry that terrified them, but why would it blind Frodo and not Sam? Are there any other instances where the Ring-wraith's cry causes blindness? And barring that, is there an obvious explanation that I've just overlooked?