06-03-2016, 04:03 PM | #21 | |
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Re: Hobbits: Hungry Quirk, or Human-Sized Appetite?
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In the book, Merry and Fatty went ahead to get the house in Buckland ready, while Frodo, Sam, and Pippin spent a few days traveling cross-country (with food at hand). They spent a few months planning this, too, so they had time to prepare for the hike. The trio encountered an Elven encampment passing to the sea on the way, who also provided food that night. The third night, they had dinner at Maggot's farmhouse, and Mrs. Maggot provided a basket of baked mushrooms for later; which all five dug into once they got to the house. The movie turned Merry and Pippin into the thieves instead of Frodo, and in the book the hobbits didn't get seen by the Nazgul until Weathertop. Also, it wasn't Arwen who met them after Frodo was stabbed, but Glorfindel, an ancient Elf Lord (older than Elrond, IIRC). Arwen herself was just a name-drop in Rivendell and not actually given an actual role until the end of Return of the King; I suspect Tolkien intended giving Glorfindel a much greater role overall in the LotR saga, but couldn't work him in later on.
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