Well, a wall of water came down it. Although in the book Frodo rode himself across the ford, and Glorfindel just brought him there. He was nowhere near as out of it in the book.
Gah. I need to reread FOTR, obviously.
Those, I think, come because he is descended of the kings of Numenor, which seem to have some sort of ties to the Elves, and it's only the kings that have that healing power.
Not really, because the elves had to hide the rings so that Sauron didn't know they existed. Also, they weren't forged by Sauron as the other rings were. But while I think the rings did harness some of the power, what happened in Rivendell and Lothlorien was more than just attributed to the rings.
I thought the rings were to sort of help an innate ruling power along, and in the case of the elven rings, to keep Lothlorien and Rivendell from the creeping crud of time. Although I think you're right, it would take more than your average person to wield the power of a ring, and I do remember that they had to hide them for a while or Sauron would come after them (even though he didn't forge/control the rings).
Those, I think, come because he is descended of the kings of Numenor, which seem to have some sort of ties to the Elves, and it's only the kings that have that healing power.
Another of the concessions to Elros and his line when he decided to be mortal, perhaps? I remember something about Elrond having healing powers (i.e. when Frodo's there), so perhaps it's an inherited thing that just happens to be another way to tell who's king, 'cause it's in that line.
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Date: 2004-01-08 01:25 pm (UTC)Gah. I need to reread FOTR, obviously.
Those, I think, come because he is descended of the kings of Numenor, which seem to have some sort of ties to the Elves, and it's only the kings that have that healing power.
Not really, because the elves had to hide the rings so that Sauron didn't know they existed. Also, they weren't forged by Sauron as the other rings were. But while I think the rings did harness some of the power, what happened in Rivendell and Lothlorien was more than just attributed to the rings.
I thought the rings were to sort of help an innate ruling power along, and in the case of the elven rings, to keep Lothlorien and Rivendell from the creeping crud of time. Although I think you're right, it would take more than your average person to wield the power of a ring, and I do remember that they had to hide them for a while or Sauron would come after them (even though he didn't forge/control the rings).
Those, I think, come because he is descended of the kings of Numenor, which seem to have some sort of ties to the Elves, and it's only the kings that have that healing power.
Another of the concessions to Elros and his line when he decided to be mortal, perhaps? I remember something about Elrond having healing powers (i.e. when Frodo's there), so perhaps it's an inherited thing that just happens to be another way to tell who's king, 'cause it's in that line.