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Description of Frodo
Barliman Butterbur quoted Gandalf's description of
that
Barliman thought fit him: "A stout little fellow with red cheeks...That
won't
help you much as it goes for most hobbits.... But this one is taller
than
some and fairer than most, and he has a cleft in his chin: perky chap
with
a bright eye." 1
Frodo was tough. After the shard of the morgul blade was removed by Elrond, Gandalf said to Frodo: "...Elrond
removed a splinter. It was deeply buried, and it was working
inwards..." "And it seems that Hobbits fade very reluctantly. I have
known strong warriors of the Big People who would quickly have
been overcome by that splinter, which you bore for seventeen days." 2
What might Frodo have become like? After the
splinter gave a hint of transparency to Frodo, especially his left
hand, Gandalf said to himself: "Still
that must be expected...." "He is not half through yet, and to what he
will come in the end not even Elrond can foretell. Not to evil, I
think. He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to
see that can." 2
References:
1."Strider", Fellowship of the
Ring:
2. "Many Meetings", Fellowship of the Ring.
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