Why didn't Legolas carry the Hobbits? - Page 2

gimli7410 · 06-18-2003, 01:45 PM

gimli could of probably lifted all four of them and plow through the snow but he really didnt want to show anyone up.

Silje · 06-20-2003, 10:50 AM

Why did they need someone to watch at all. There was loads of snow and they were at the top of a mountain!

Lena · 06-24-2003, 10:31 PM

maybe he would sink in the snow if he picked up the hobbits or he had back problems

ArwenEvenstar · 06-25-2003, 08:55 PM

Maybe he didnt want to mess up his hair or something.

nessa · 09-09-2003, 04:35 PM

Could it be an allegory of the times that they lived in? The fate of middle earth lies with Frodo, a hobbit. It was known that once the One Ring was destroyed the Elves would return to the West as would Gandalf. It was then the time of man thus they carried the hobbits to symbolise this? The fate of hobbits and humans were interwined not only in the 'here and now' but also in the future whereas Gandalf and the Elves had no future whether Frodo succeeded or no?

***azalea*** · 09-09-2003, 09:28 PM

She used the "a" word.

Silje · 09-10-2003, 12:31 PM

Oh no!!

That's horrible...

Artanis · 09-10-2003, 01:55 PM

Hehe - yes, horrible

- but I think nessa had a good thought there anyway.

Hey Silje! Nice to see you here again!

nessa · 09-10-2003, 02:23 PM

I keep doing everything wrong!!! 'Sides I shouldn't have stated that it was an 'A' when clearly it was symbolism. It is a few years since I've been in school!LOL.

Attalus · 09-15-2003, 02:49 PM

I think Gimli didn't carry them because he is short, and couldn't keep their heads above the snow.

Seriously, Gimli and Legolas were both strong enough to carry the Hobbits but were not as tall as Boromir and Aragorn.

Silje · 09-17-2003, 01:42 PM

Legolas not tall?? He's an elf! Of course he's tall enough to carry the hobbits.

Attalus · 09-17-2003, 07:55 PM

Yes, but Aragorn was said to be the tallest of the Fellowship. And he is the one that suggested to Boromir that they carry them.

Kirinki54 · 10-05-2003, 04:16 PM

Why did not Legolas carry? Consider the context.

First there is that talk from Boromir about the strongest seeking a way. Aragorn then agrees, and asks Boromir and himself to make a path. Which they do, while Legolas with a smile goes scouting over the snow instead of trudging in it.

Next Boromir (among a lot of proud bragging of the luck of having Men, doughty Men at that, in the Company) comes with the suggestion that he and Aragorn should carry the Hobbits. Legolas knows fully well that he is equally strong, but he wisely lets Boromir and Aragorn carry out the task since they are so eager to prove themselves.

Boromir obviously knew very little about Elves. My only question is why Aragorn went along with the charade, as he had been enough around Elves to know better? My only answer is that he wanted to bond with Boromir.

Gamigar · 10-14-2003, 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by RÃ*an
OK, this might be really silly, but I"m re-reading LoTR for the umteenth time, and I've always wondered about this:

When the Fellowship was coming down from Caradhras, Boromir and Aragorn beat a path through the snow for everyone, then came back and carried Merry and Pippin, then came back again and carried Frodo and Sam. Why in the world didn't Legolas, who could walk on top of snow and is an elf and really strong, help carry any of the hobbits?

thats easy, they would have weighed him down.

06-18-2003, 01:45 PM	#21
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06-24-2003, 10:31 PM	#23
Lena Enting Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: england...i wish no im really from seattle Posts: 53	i dunno maybe he would sink in the snow if he picked up the hobbits or he had back problems __________________ "come hither so that i may brain thee" "viggo doubled over in silent pain as the eyeliner tried to destruct his eyeball" hehe buttons red shiny buttons ............................." oh a shiny"

06-25-2003, 08:55 PM	#24
ArwenEvenstar Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: and why do YOU want to know? Posts: 685	Maybe he didnt want to mess up his hair or something. __________________ The only thing active about me is my imagination!

09-09-2003, 04:35 PM	#25
nessa Enting Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In the land of the setting sun. Posts: 58	Could it be an allegory of the times that they lived in? The fate of middle earth lies with Frodo, a hobbit. It was known that once the One Ring was destroyed the Elves would return to the West as would Gandalf. It was then the time of man thus they carried the hobbits to symbolise this? The fate of hobbits and humans were interwined not only in the 'here and now' but also in the future whereas Gandalf and the Elves had no future whether Frodo succeeded or no? __________________ "In dancing she delights, and she dances in Valimar on lawns of never-fading green."

09-10-2003, 01:55 PM	#28
Artanis Greatest Elven woman of Aman Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Having way too much fun with FÃ«anor's 7 Posts: 4,285	Hehe - yes, horrible - but I think nessa had a good thought there anyway. Hey Silje! Nice to see you here again! __________________ --Life is hard, and then we die.

06-20-2003, 10:50 AM	#22
Silje Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22	Why did they need someone to watch at all. There was loads of snow and they were at the top of a mountain!

09-09-2003, 09:28 PM	#26
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	She used the "a" word.

09-10-2003, 12:31 PM	#27
Silje Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22	Oh no!! That's horrible...

09-10-2003, 02:23 PM	#29
nessa Enting Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In the land of the setting sun. Posts: 58	I keep doing everything wrong!!! 'Sides I shouldn't have stated that it was an 'A' when clearly it was symbolism. It is a few years since I've been in school!LOL. __________________ "In dancing she delights, and she dances in Valimar on lawns of never-fading green."

09-15-2003, 02:49 PM	#30
Attalus Swan-Knight of Dol Amroth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the Bay of Belfalas Posts: 1,125	I think Gimli didn't carry them because he is short, and couldn't keep their heads above the snow. Seriously, Gimli and Legolas were both strong enough to carry the Hobbits but were not as tall as Boromir and Aragorn. __________________ "What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions are not beyond conjecture." - Sir Thomas Browne, Urn Burial.

09-17-2003, 01:42 PM	#31
Silje Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22	Legolas not tall?? He's an elf! Of course he's tall enough to carry the hobbits.

09-17-2003, 07:55 PM	#32
Attalus Swan-Knight of Dol Amroth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the Bay of Belfalas Posts: 1,125	Yes, but Aragorn was said to be the tallest of the Fellowship. And he is the one that suggested to Boromir that they carry them. __________________ "What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions are not beyond conjecture." - Sir Thomas Browne, Urn Burial.

10-05-2003, 04:16 PM	#33
Kirinki54 Elven Warrior Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: European Union Posts: 463	Why did not Legolas carry? Consider the context. First there is that talk from Boromir about the strongest seeking a way. Aragorn then agrees, and asks Boromir and himself to make a path. Which they do, while Legolas with a smile goes scouting over the snow instead of trudging in it. Next Boromir (among a lot of proud bragging of the luck of having Men, doughty Men at that, in the Company) comes with the suggestion that he and Aragorn should carry the Hobbits. Legolas knows fully well that he is equally strong, but he wisely lets Boromir and Aragorn carry out the task since they are so eager to prove themselves. Boromir obviously knew very little about Elves. My only question is why Aragorn went along with the charade, as he had been enough around Elves to know better? My only answer is that he wanted to bond with Boromir. __________________ 'They need more gardens,' said Legolas. 'The houses are dead, and there is too little here that grows and is glad. If Aragorn comes into his own, the people of the Wood shall bring him birds that sing and trees that do not die.'

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