Timeline for Why was Frodo not allowed to wear the Ring before Rivendell but was allowed after?
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| Feb 15 at 21:10 | comment | added | Andres F. | In my opinion, by "I am permitted", Frodo means "I am the chosen Ringbearer, Fate/Eru has chosen me for this task", so "how come I cannot unlock its full power"? It's not a difficult question to parse. And Galadriel clearly answers why, too! | |
| Feb 15 at 21:09 | comment | added | Andres F. | @KutuluMike In my opinion, that answer from english.se shows a complete misunderstanding of the exchange between Frodo and Galadriel, and lacks the context of what it means when Frodo says "I am permitted [...]". Possibly because the person who answered didn't read LotR or doesn't remember it well enough. | |
| Oct 15, 2016 at 11:26 | comment | added | KutuluMike | Related: english.stackexchange.com/questions/230125/… | |
| May 16, 2015 at 1:51 | comment | added | Wad Cheber | @HorusKol - is there any chance that when Frodo said "I am permitted to wear the Ring" he meant "on a chain around my neck", as opposed to "on my finger"? | |
| Feb 23, 2015 at 20:00 | comment | added | Sevan | Another variable to factor into this equation is that the effect of wearing the One Ring is cumulative so, over time, Frodo's subjective experience of possessing, to say nothing of wearing, the ring intensifies. | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 23:00 | comment | added | user8719 | Exactly, one of the reasons why I consider it a weak objection. | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 22:58 | comment | added | HorusKol | Granted - but it could just be a case of "it turns me invisible without me making any effort, so why can't I do the other things easily" - Galadriel instantly ripostes that it would take much effort, and quite possibly break Frodo | |
| Apr 9, 2014 at 12:05 | comment | added | user8719 | The only objection I can think of to this is that most of the time Frodo had the Ring, he wasn't aware of what exactly it was that he had, let alone the existence of the other Ring-bearers. Since he knew, and prior to Lorien, he had worn it three times - in Bombadil's house, at the Prancing Pony and on Weathertop. It's a weak objection, I'll grant, but it seems to me that he had not the opportunity. | |
| Apr 8, 2014 at 23:00 | history | answered | HorusKol | CC BY-SA 3.0 |