Book III Questions - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tinuviel87 · 03-19-2003, 01:40 PM

So I have recently been re-reading book 3 in TTT and I found two things that puzzled me and I was hoping for some input.
~Firstly, when Frodo falls on Emyn Muil, why does he go temporarily blind?
~When Gollum is talking about the "dead faces" in the marshes and he mentions having tried to touch them, Sam thinks to himself that he knows why. Why would Gollum have tried to touch the faces? I feel like its something glaringly obvious that i just missed. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Mornie Alantie · 03-19-2003, 01:52 PM

When Frodo goes blind Tolkien didn't really explian why. possibly just to show the power of the Elven rope.

Gollum would have thought that a dead thing flowting in the water to be a rather tasty dainty. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] In other words, to eat the dead things.

Tinuviel87 · 03-19-2003, 01:54 PM

See i knew it was simpler than i was making it! haha thanks. Oh and btw, i love your quote its hysterical [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Legolas · 03-19-2003, 01:58 PM

You're talking about Book IV, by the way.

Tinuviel87 · 03-19-2003, 03:07 PM

Whoops [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] sorry mixed up books III and IV [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Mornie Alantie · 03-19-2003, 08:05 PM

Thanx about the qoute. There is always something simple miss with LOTR. even if it is something like the book number or what Sam meant by something. The fuh part is when you find out what it was! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Beren87 · 03-21-2003, 12:43 AM

All your questions havn't been answered I think, I just wanted to say welcome and nice name! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

tifo_gcs · 03-21-2003, 02:28 AM

Umm, maybe I'm missing something, but is it possible that Frodo THINKS he's gone blind because its in the middle of the night af the moonlight doesn't reach down to where he's at?

03-19-2003, 01:40 PM	#1
Tinuviel87 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Heelllloooo Monkey...... Posts: 65	Book III Questions So I have recently been re-reading book 3 in TTT and I found two things that puzzled me and I was hoping for some input. ~Firstly, when Frodo falls on Emyn Muil, why does he go temporarily blind? ~When Gollum is talking about the "dead faces" in the marshes and he mentions having tried to touch them, Sam thinks to himself that he knows why. Why would Gollum have tried to touch the faces? I feel like its something glaringly obvious that i just missed. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] __________________ Don't Rate Me!(Reverse Psychology?) "And the song of Luthien released the bonds of winter, and the frozen waters spoke, and flowers sprang from the cold earth where her feet had passed..."

03-19-2003, 01:52 PM	#2
Mornie Alantie Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere above earth cause people say i should come down to it Posts: 226	When Frodo goes blind Tolkien didn't really explian why. possibly just to show the power of the Elven rope. Gollum would have thought that a dead thing flowting in the water to be a rather tasty dainty. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] In other words, to eat the dead things. __________________ Instead of pepper spray, you pack a glass bottle and scream "Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!!!" at muggers.

03-19-2003, 01:54 PM	#3
Tinuviel87 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Heelllloooo Monkey...... Posts: 65	See i knew it was simpler than i was making it! haha thanks. Oh and btw, i love your quote its hysterical [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ Don't Rate Me!(Reverse Psychology?) "And the song of Luthien released the bonds of winter, and the frozen waters spoke, and flowers sprang from the cold earth where her feet had passed..."

03-19-2003, 01:58 PM	#4
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	You're talking about Book IV, by the way. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.

03-19-2003, 03:07 PM	#5
Tinuviel87 Haunting Spirit Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Heelllloooo Monkey...... Posts: 65	Whoops [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img] sorry mixed up books III and IV [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img] __________________ Don't Rate Me!(Reverse Psychology?) "And the song of Luthien released the bonds of winter, and the frozen waters spoke, and flowers sprang from the cold earth where her feet had passed..."

03-19-2003, 08:05 PM	#6
Mornie Alantie Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere above earth cause people say i should come down to it Posts: 226	Thanx about the qoute. There is always something simple miss with LOTR. even if it is something like the book number or what Sam meant by something. The fuh part is when you find out what it was! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] __________________ Instead of pepper spray, you pack a glass bottle and scream "Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!!!" at muggers.

03-21-2003, 12:43 AM	#7
Beren87 Master of the Secret Fire Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Between fire and ice, death and life Posts: 2,241	All your questions havn't been answered I think, I just wanted to say welcome and nice name! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

03-21-2003, 02:28 AM	#8
tifo_gcs Haunting Spirit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lyngby Posts: 71	Umm, maybe I'm missing something, but is it possible that Frodo THINKS he's gone blind because its in the middle of the night af the moonlight doesn't reach down to where he's at? __________________ Forever True, Forever Blue