Here, Frodo can heal the deep physical and spiritual wounds that he suffered during his epic journey into Mordor. Finally, he can live a free existence away from the great burden of the Ring. If he stayed in Middle Earth, the injuries inflicted on him would eventually destroy him.
But here in the Undying Lands, he can rest, heal and replenish in absolute bliss. Some fans of the Trilogy suggest that Valinor and The Undying Lands are a metaphor for heaven itself.
Is it possible that Frodo had actually died before he boarded the White Ship, and was he sailing off towards the afterlife? And then it seemed to him as in his dream in the house of Bombadil, the grey rain-curtain turned all to silver glass and was rolled back, and he beheld white shores and beyond them a far green country under a swift sunrise.
But to Sam, the evening deepened to darkness as he stood at the Haven; and as he looked at the grey Sea, he saw only a shadow on the waters that was soon lost in the West. There still, he stood far into the night, hearing only the sigh and murmur of the waves on the shores of Middle-Earth, and the sound of them sank deep into his heart. Beside him stood Merry and Pippin, and they were silent. And Tolkein himself confirms this in his own private letters, where he makes it clear that Frodo and his friend Sam who is also eventually granted a place in Valinor would always be mere mortals and would eventually succumb to death even if they were to remain in The Undying Lands.
The Maiar are another angelic order of beings, below the Valar. Saruman and Radagast are of the same order as Gandalf. Sauron is also a Maia. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
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Nobby Nobby My only comment here is that the Hobbits and the dwarves? Frodo recovered, and didn't let his injury stop him from fulfilling his goal and destroying the Ring at the end of the movie. Frodo experienced much emotional and physical trauma during Lord of the Rings , but perhaps what bothered Frodo the most was the annual return of these two injuries. On the anniversary of his stabbing at Weathertop, he would feel the pain of his shoulder wound all over again.
He had a similar experience on the anniversary of the incident with Shelob. What this means is that Frodo could never move on from what happened, and it would always come back to haunt him every year.
The only way for Frodo to find peace was for him to leave Middle-earth and head to the Undying Lands, in the hopes that this mystical realm could finally heal his injuries forever. He has a degree in journalism from the University of Montevallo, and is the author of the psychological thriller and time travel novel, "A Man Against the World.
His favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker.
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