 Finding Frodo Tol Eressea  Jul 26 2012, 3:44am Views: 2928 |
 One morning they forded a river at a wide shallow place full of the noise of stones and foam. The far bank was steep and slippery. When they got to the top of it, leading their ponies, they saw that the great mountains had marched down very near to them. 1. LotR-first people, did you recognize this as the Ford of Bruinen? "Is that The Mountain?" asked Bilbo in a solemn voice, looking at it with round eyes. 2. Who does that remind you of in LotR? Is the similarity intentional on Tolkien's part? Now Gandalf led the way. "We must not miss the road, or we shall be done for," he said....The only path was marked with white stones, some of which were small, and others were half covered with moss or heather. Altogether it was a very slow business following the track, even guided by Gandalf, who seemed to know his way about pretty well. 3. Is it troubling to you that Gandalf has so much difficulty finding the way to Rivendell? "Here it is at last!" he called, and the others gathered round him and looked over the edge. They saw a valley far below. They could hear the voice of hurrying water in a rocky bed at the bottom; the scent of trees was in the air; and there was a light on the valley-side across the water. 4. I have read that the scenery in Tolkien's walking tour of Switzerland as a young man may have inspired Rivendell. Here is an old photo of Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland. Please comment or post your own favorite photo or painting of Rivendell or a Rivendell-like place.  Where's Frodo? |
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I've come to expect these landmines to be prevalent without necessarily knowing where that might be and the best way of avoiding them is to steer clear) 
