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Middle-Earth Tours
Tour 1: The People of Middle-Earth
Frodo Baggins
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Frodo, by John Howe
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But be that as it may, Mr. Frodo is as nice a young hobbit as you could wish to meet. Very much like Mr. Bilbo, and in more than looks. After all his father was a Baggins. A decent respectable hobbit was Mr. Drogo Baggins; there was never much to tell of him, till he was drownded." --Gaffer defends Frodo in FotR, "A Long Expected Party" |
Elijah Wood as Frodo, from the October 2000 issue of Vanity Fair |
detail of Frodo, by Alan Lee |
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Frodo at the Council of Elrond,
from VG Nett |
No one answered. The noon-bell rang. Still no one spoke. Frodo galanced at all the faces, but they were not turned to him. All the Council sat with downcast eyes, as if in deep thought. A great dread fell on him, as if he was awaiting the pronouncement of some doom that he had long forseen and vainly hoped might after all never be spoken...At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice.
'I will take the Ring,' he said, 'though I do not know the way.' --FotR, "The Council of Elrond"
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detail of Frodo and Sam, by
Alan Lee |
Frodo and Boromir, by
Anke-Katrin Eiszmann |
detail of Frodo, by Alan Lee |
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Encounter with Faramir, by
Anke-Katrin Eiszmann
I can't manage it, Sam,' he said. 'It is such a weight to carry, such a weight.' --RotK, "Mount Doom"
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Indeed, if Boromir were here, he would answer all your questions....My part in the Company was known to him, as to all the others, for it was appointed to me by Elrond of Imladris himself before the whole Council. On that errand I came into this country, but it is not mine to reveal to any outside the Company. Yet those who claim to oppose the Enemy would do well not to hinder it.' --Frodo defends himself before Faramir, TTT, "The Window on the West"
from a trailer on the official
movie site |
image from the Cannes film
book on the official
movie site |
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image from the official movie site |
Whether because Frodo was so worn by his long pains, wound of knife, and venomous sting, and sorrow, fear, and homeless wandering, or because some gift of final strength was given to him, Sam lifted Frodo with no more difficulty than if he were carrying a hobbit child pig-a-back....
Frodo opened his eyes and drew a breath....'Thank you, Sam,' he said in a cracked whisper. 'How far is there to go?' --RotK, "Mount Doom" |
image from the official movie site |
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien, the official LotR movie site, and theonering.net.
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