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"Frodo Failed" » What Did Tolkien Mean?

11.28.2022 - By The Tolkien RoadPlay

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In a 1963 letter, we find this remarkable line from Tolkien: “Frodo indeed ‘failed’.”What did he mean by that? Is there a deeper message that Tolkien himself took away from writing the scene of Frodo’s failure? What bits of wisdom can we glean from Tolkien’s commentary on Frodo’s failure at Mt Doom?We’ll dive into these questions and seek to understand what deeper truths about mercy, justice, and suffering Tolkien took away from the stark reality of Frodo’s failure. WATCH THE VIDEO » https://youtu.be/01Hayh_6KE0LINKS:- The Tolkien Estate » https://www.tolkienestate.com/- Letter to Eileen Elgar, September 1963 » https://www.tolkienestate.com/letters/letter-to-eileen-elgar-september-1963/- buy The Letters of JRR Tolkien » https://amzn.to/3F1yX1ZFOLLOW & SUPPORT THE TOLKIEN ROAD:- https://patreon.com/tolkienroad- https://twitter.com/tolkienroad- https://truemythspress.com/- https://facebook.com/tolkienroad- https://instagram.com/tolkienroadSPECIAL THANKS TO THESE PATRONS:John R (Executive Producer)Kaitlyn of Tea with Tolkien (Executive Producer)Jacob Lockham (Executive Producer)John H (Executive Producer)Scotchy Bobo (Executive Producer)Eru27 (Executive Producer)Ms. AnonymousAndrew T RedhawkShannon SBrian OEmilio PZeke FJames AJames LChris LChuck FAsya VIsh of the HammerTeresa CDavid of Pints with JackJonathan DEric BJohanna TMike MRobert HPaul DJuliaWertyMatthew WJoeBagelManChris KJacob SRichard KMatt RGarret PJohn WEugene DAS WELL AS THOSE CELEBRATING THEIR PATRON ANNIVERSARY IN NOVEMBER OF 2022Michael LMatthew FBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tolkien-road--5222755/support.

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