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Frodo in Valinor.
"I can see the Shire"
Me: when was the last time I read (or watch) the Lord of the Rings? A week ago? Okay, that's enough.
Hobbits goin' on their adventure!
Gamgee kids
Elanor 🌼
Gamgee kids
Frodo-lad 📚
Frodo with his niece ✨️💫🌼🧡
Ok, so...
If someone asked me which of the songs in LotR was my favourite, I wouldn't know what to answer. All the poems are amazing, Tolkien was a genius, yeah, yeah, we all know that. But... I think it's worth saying something more about it, so here goes:
My musings: poetry in LotR
Part 1: The Road Goes Ever On
Okay, I have to start of one thing. This poem is unique in that it has as many as three versions. The first is Bilbo's version. The second is spoken by Frodo on the road to Crickhollow, with only one significant change: in the line "pursuing it with eager feet", instead of the word "eager" we have "weary". A seemingly insignificant detail, but....
The third version is my favourite. Again, it is Bilbo who utters these words, but this time they are significantly altered. Bilbo himself has also changed; he is now old and tired. This third version is a subtle hint to the reader of further events; it shows the changes that take place in us, whether we want them to or not.
What is the title path? Tolkien makes us reflect in these few lines; for perhaps there is about to be a turn in our path....
My musings: Poetry in LotR
Part 2. A Walking Song
Another song with more than one version! This time there are only two versions: the first, sung by the three hobbits in Woody End and the second, sung by Frodo in his Last Journey through the Shire.
The first version was so sweet and 'Hobbitish'. For a Hobbit, an adventure is supposed to be short and end well; with a warm fire and a comfortable bed. Singing the first version, none of the Hobbits knew what awaited them; they only knew one type of adventure.
But the second version, Frodo's version, sums up their whole journey. They had walked forward without hope, without a vision of a warm home in the future. Now, after all, it is time for the Last Adventure; Frodo, learned by experience knows how painful leaving what you love behind can be.
Up to this point in the book I had (almost) not cried at all, but....
"A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon and East of the Sun"
It was too much for my nerves. Definitely too much!
"Fro? Why are you leaving?"
"Why don't you want to fight?!"
It's autumn in Valinor...
Tolkientober day 13 "partners"
They are so cute argh!!!
Tolkientober day 18: Reunion
Yes, I'm 3 days late. And all because I forgot to post this on the 18th…. blushes, embarrassed.
He began to say to himself: 'Perhaps I shall cross the River myself one day.' To which the other half of his mind always replied: 'Not yet'
~ The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring
The Kiss
(Heavily inspired by a painting by Francesco Hayez)
Every 25 March, when all the lavish celebrations are over, King Elessar sits down to dinner alone in a quiet chamber. He looks across the table and wishes a delicious meal to four empty chairs that look as if they were made for children.
Three of these chairs are occupied once or twice, but one always remains empty. And it will remain empty until the end of this world, when King Elessar finally sits down at the table with all four guests
✨️ Hanging out in Minas Tirith ✨️