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09-19-2003, 10:31 PM | #1 |
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Gandalf to Theoden...
This question is rather trivial, but its something ive been wondering a long time. When Theoden awakes or whatever you wanna call it from Saruman's spell, and goes outside to feel the rain slanting on his face, Gandalf whispers to him of a hope for victory, and the King's face lights up and they turn their faces east and all that.
Now i would certainly think that Gandalf was whispering of Frodo, except that right after that he says something along the lines of "There is another hope upon which everything lays that i cannot speak of even to you." My question is this: If Gandalf was refering to Frodo in the second quote, then what hope for victory did he whisper to the King about the first time? If Gandalf indeed whispered to the King about Frodo, then what was the hidden hope he spoke of? Any ideas to slate my curiosity?
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09-20-2003, 02:43 AM | #2 |
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I dont think that Gandalf would risk telling anyone about Frodo at that stage. Saurman was still very dangerous and it would be likely that had he been victorious in battle he would have had Theoden interrogated.
As for the hope Gandalf spoke of, he may have been refering to the Ents, he may have known that they would go to war. |
09-20-2003, 05:29 AM | #3 |
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and with a little help of narya, few words are needed to replenish hope...
(after all, that's where gandalf's ring is for: to (re-) light the fires of hope and valour in the hearts of men [ September 20, 2003: Message edited by: Firnantoonion ]
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09-20-2003, 05:59 AM | #4 |
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I'm not 100% sure, but couldn't Gandalf have said something about Aragorn, being the returning king and all? That is freaking Sauron out, so you'd suppose it would give hope to f.ex. Theoden, right?
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09-20-2003, 01:14 PM | #5 | |
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I think that Gandalf talks about Frodo. Right after whispering to Theoden, and he looks to the East, Gandalf doesn't say 'another hope', he says:
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A few pages on down the way...
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09-21-2003, 05:06 AM | #7 |
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Thank you Kuruharan, [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] I was looking for something right after the moment when Gandalf whispers to Theoden, and didn't find that sentence.
In any case, in my opinion, the words 'speak openly' are only an explanation of why Gandalf had to whisper to Theoden instead of talking aloud about Frodo and the Ring.
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09-28-2003, 05:57 AM | #8 | |
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About the second hope he speaks of, i think its been fairly clearly proven that he means Fordo and sam.
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