![]() ![]() So in Fonstad’s incredible Atlas of Middle Earth, she has a series of maps detailing the journey day by day. – Fonstad map – the journey through October 7. Cute (admittedly movie-based) drawing of Frodo’s party. – Happy Birthday Frodo, by middleearthgirl. – Tears for Sam, who doesn’t actually get to go to the party, because… gardener? Don’t worry people, Sam & Frodo will eventually get a lot closer. – According to Appendix D, Thursday in the Shire is really more like our Saturday, so the days of the week actually match up by some miracle! Also the Black Riders are approaching, crossing Sarn Ford. As we see in the Appendices, he’s just now getting his horse, Shadowfax. – Frodo also is secretly sad that he will have to leave behind Merry and Pippin (and I guess Folco and Fredegar) he hasn’t told them of his true plans yet. – Frodo celebrates his birthday, drinking some good wine and lamenting that he had to sell Bag End to the *shudder* Sackville-Bagginses. FR.Three “Thursday, his birthday morning” (~p.3) – “Gandalf had not come” (~p.4) Shire Reckoning: Septem(Halimath 22, 1419) ~Tomįrodo’s birthday, the last night in Bag End Notes: And so begins the slog to get to Rivendell. Sketch of the four hobbits walking today. Use it to follow along, major spoilers contained though. Kind of interesting in that there are two options shown, because Tolkien left a bit of ambiguity in the various rewrites of this chapter as to the geography of the Trollshaws. Here is a regional map showing details of the next leg of the journey. – Fonstad Map: Journey through October 20. – Fans of Bill Ferny’s pony will be happy to know it is doing well, and getting stronger and fatter by the day. – Athelas will serve a surprisingly important role later, so remember it. As they continue to march, Frodo’s wound hurts more and more, but he doesn’t draw attention to it. They hear the screech of the Riders in the distance, but make it to the woods safely. – The Team hurry south, and cross the Road nervously. Frodo realizes the foolishness of putting the Ring on, and wonders if he will be crippled for life by the wound. – He tries to treat Frodo’s wound with a special healing plant Athelas, but the pain only partially eases. ![]() – The next day, Strider finds the blade that pierced Frodo’s shoulder, but it vanishes in the morning sun. FR.Flight “Dawn was growing in the sky” (~p.2) – “he did not speak of it for a long time” (~p.4) Shire Reckoning: Octo(Winterfilth 7, 1419) ![]()
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