This question is for the LOTRs guru's out there..
Why does Frodo leave Middle-Earth with Gandalf and the three elves at the end of "The Return of the King"??? I know there heading for Valanor but why???
2007-08-05 08:35:03 · 11 answers · asked by moffattz 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
So far, the answers are very close to why i thought he was leaving ...
If i remember correctly from the documentaries from the Extended Edition of ROTK, it is said that when Frodo, Gandalf and Elves leave they are passing into death..??? or the scene is a metaphor of death...??
2007-08-05 09:08:19 · update #1
Their time in Middle Earth had ended. They left that world to the men and were leaving for their own time. If Frodo stayed, he would have been miserable. He carried around the One Ring for a long time and that damaged him, as well as the Witch King's blade on Weathertop. In the movies, this was seen clearly when Frodo was on the ship and he gave a small smile. Frodo was able to work through his sorrows, and Elrond's medicine would probably help heal him ever year when the stab wound starts to hurt again. Frodo basically felt that he couldn't stay on Middle Earth any longer without suffering. Poor Frodo...
2007-08-05 08:46:29 · answer #1 · answered by Red Tail 4 · 13⤊ 0⤋
If you looked into the heart of darkness, if all the myths and uncertainties were stripped away and your gaze fell upon the absolute horrors beneath the veil of reality, it will forever change you. The rings are metaphors for whatever form of wealth you choose (gold, money). The one ring is the central bank, so to speak. The world Frodo once knew before the fellowship began was dead to him forever. The knowledge Frodo possessed could not be erased. Just as any knowledge we obtain about this world of our own pertaining to the truth hidden in plain sight will change you. Frodo was not the same hobbit he was, nor would he ever be again -this was his sacrifice for carrying the burden of mankind. His innocence lost, being only a shell of his former self with no hope for a joyous life and memories to haunt him for eternity, Frodo could not remain. He left because there was nothing left for him except memories. But, I like to think he also had some good memories which remained. You see, it was by chance that he averted certain death. Galadriel knew his fate. He was destined to die in fire. As it turned out, what remained of Frodo simply did not belong in Middle Earth. Frodo himself is a metaphor for those who seek knowledge and find what they were after.
2015-07-05 01:11:37 · answer #2 · answered by LinuxKatz 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Do you remember the wound Frodo recieved from the Witch-king (the leader of the Ringwraiths) on Weathertop? The Witch-king stabbed Frodo with a Morgul-blade, which is a posioned magical dagger that the Nazgul (the Ringwraiths) used. A portion of the dagger remained in Frodo's wound and was slowly killing him for as long as he remained in Middle-Earth. So he journeyed with Gandalf, Bilbo (his uncle and not an elf), Elrond, and Galadriel into the Undying Lands (Valinar).
2007-08-05 09:22:39 · answer #3 · answered by knight1192a 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because his time there was over, he was taking up space in Sam's house, and he was no longer able to really live a normal life because of how the ring had affected him, so once he had finished writing the book and his final job was done he kinda felt like there was no really strong reason to stay other than his friends. The ring would always be part of him, and it belonged in the old time, so he needed to move on so the new time could take place and also, I really can't imagine him being able to just sit quietly for the rest of his life, and live happily ever after, so leaving helped tolkien keep some of the magic and secrecy that the ring and all powerful characters held. At least, that's my interpretation.
2016-04-01 00:18:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, recalling from memory, Frodo left because the Ring had put permanent damage on him, so much that he couldn't dwell in Middle Earth because of it. He said in the book (again from memory) "I have been pierced by blade, tooth, and..." and one more thing.
He leaves for the sanctuary of the Grey Havens. Watch RotK at the end and it will be more clear to you.
2007-08-05 08:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Frodo's injury from the ghostly sword had never healed - basically, his leaving was the end of his mortal life.
2007-08-05 08:37:52 · answer #6 · answered by Whitney 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Its taken from the Viking tradition of burial at sea when they place the body of their dead chief on a funeral ship, light it on fire, and push it out to sea.
Frodo leaving middle earth is allegory for death. He goes to a far, far, better place than leaves.
2007-08-05 08:40:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Gandalf and three elves dont actually leave Middle-Earth because Middle-Earth is called the whole place there. But they leave the place because Gandalf has returned to Earth as Gandalf the white to finish his task and now he had finished it he doesnt need to stay much longer. Also They all leave because the time of the rings has finished. They had all rings of power and their times had finished. The third age has finished and allong with them the age of the rings. Gandalf , Elrond and Galadriel had been owners of three rings of power so they had to leave. Also Frodo had been owner of The One Ring so he also had to leave. Thats why they are leaving
2007-08-05 08:57:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 7⤋
They left because Gandolf had to leave middle earth to go to real earth to be Dumbledore.
2014-01-01 05:28:04 · answer #9 · answered by Parker 1 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I also asked the same question two times, and didn't get a proper answer
2016-08-24 11:05:41 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋