Ethel Duath
Gondolin
Mar 4 2025, 1:44am
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This is really interesting! I hadn't actually thought of this idea so specifically, although I did feel sorry for him.
In fact, there are a lot of significant "left behind" occurrences in the books: Frodo is left by Bilbo, Bilbo (although he knew it was far beyond him at that point) was left behind by Frodo and the Fellowship, Fatty Bolger is left behind by his companions (although he probably wasn't all that sorry), Faramir was left behind by Boromir on the quest to Rivendell, and the entire remainder of the Fellowship other than Boromir was left behind by Frodo and Sam. Faramir, Eowyn and Merry were left behind when the Gondorian forces left for the black gate, and of course everybody everywhere was trying to leave Gollum behind once a bunch of people had quit trying to find him and make use of him.
But Merry seems to be a special case. Gotta think about it.
More later!
(This post was edited by Ethel Duath on Mar 4 2025, 1:44am)
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