
004 - The Great War
The Prancing Pony Podcast
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Aragorn's Shell Shock Symptoms
Frodo is a little bit like the shell shocked veterans who weren't able to fully reover from the horrors of war and had a far more difficult road. His memories, physical as well as mental, have been made worse by having borne the one ring. He has become seers, images of divine stability, guardians of a peace and order beyond the power of weak and petty madness. They at least will outlast the war and still be beautiful. The last thing that reminded me of world war one was the way the lives of the four hobbits play out upon their return to the shire. It's just an example of information that might be interesting but we need to remember this
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