The head was so bowed that he could see no face, and presently the figure turned aside round a bend in the road and went out of the Mirror's view. He almost called aloud the wizard's name, and then he saw that the figure was clothed not in grey but in white, in a white that shone faintly in the dusk and in its hand there was a white staff. Suddenly Frodo realized that it reminded him of Gandalf. Far away a figure came slowly down the road, faint and small at first, but growing larger and clearer as it approached. A long grey road wound back out of sight. Mountains loomed dark in the distance against a pale sky. At once the Mirror cleared and he saw a twilit land. "`I will look,' said Frodo, and he climbed on the pedestal and bent over the dark water. *Puts a quarter in the Jukebox to play something quite & soothing for the comfy couch sleeper's he's disturbed.* Why then, when summarizing the entire history of the struggle for middle earth, do 6 of the 9 visions center on water or a boat, while a 7th (Minas Tirith) is elsewhere described as looking like a great ship? I) A small ship sailing into a grey mist (Frodo sailing to Vailnor?)ĭo you have any alternative suggestions? UUT's?Īnd finally - why all the focus on water/ships? A squire pointed out recently, Tolkien wasn't big on water adventures. H) Smoke from fire & battle (The Pelennor? The battle at the Black Gate? Mt. G) A ship with black sails on a calm sunny morning with a banner bearing the white tree (Aragorn on the corsair's ship) ![]() In the following, I've put my guesses as to what the vision represents in ()'sĬ) The sea raging during a great storm (the destruction of Numenor?)ĭ) the black outline of a tall ship with torn sails riding up out of the West (the return of the Numenoreans? I forget - why exactly are the sails torn - is it because of 'C'? It's been a while since my last Sil reading)Į) A wide river flowing through a populous city (Osgilliath? Why is Osgilliath included - was that still the capitol when Isildur returned with the ring? Did the ring ever pass through there other than in the movie?)į) A white fortress with 7 towers (Minas Tirith?) I'm interested in what people think his vision represents, and then an overall opinion on the collection of events. When Frodo looks into Galadriel's mirror, he sees ".parts of a great history in which he had become involved.". I'll try to ask this question quietly so as not to disturb all the folks sleeping on the Reading Room couches. What does Frodo see in Galadriel's mirror? (And why all the boats?) ![]() The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics: Reading Room: What does Frodo see in Galadriel's mirror? (And why all the boats?)
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