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01-13-2003, 04:03 PM | #1 |
Shade of Carn Dūm
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Galadriel and the Fellowship
I look back in reflection, and see something startling and even a bit unnerving. The Fellowship failed, it broke, because of one man's fall into corruption (and the possibility of the others doing so as well, as Frodo took into account). But would the Fellowship have remained the same had they followed Boromir's advice. Oh no, they could not take the ring anywhere near Minas Tirith, that was certain, but Boromir (and Gimli) did not want to go into Lothlorien. And for good reason, the powerful sorcoress of the Golden Woods would ensnare them. And that she did. Galadriel, you see, is directly responsible (in my opinion) for the breaking of the Fellowship. Had she not warned Frodo that "HE will try to take the ring," and had she not questioned Boromir's resolve in his own head, mimicking his conscience, would he have attacked Frodo. Or more or less, would Frodo have grown anxious, worried and ventured to travel off on his own? All may have turned out well, but Aragorn could have escorted Frodo to Orodruin, with or without the aid of Legolas and Gimli (who sought to fight with Boromir at Minas Tirith). Had Frodo not wandered off, and had Boromir stayed with the group at Parth Galen, and had they not spent the last few weeks questioning eachother's motives and intentions because Galadriel "freaked them out" I don't think there would have been a problem. It just goes to show that Galadriel did more harm than good (probably accidentally, but she scared the hell out of Frodo), and that Celeborn was the wiser of the two. Just thought I'd get that off my chest.
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