Yes, several years between Bilbo leaving and Frodo finding out what the ring is.
Yeah, I could do that, but I'm paralyzed with not caring very much.
Spike ,'Showtime'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Connie Neil - Jul 12, 2004 4:31:12 am PDT #2800 of 3902
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dcp - Jul 12, 2004 4:37:18 am PDT #2801 of 3902
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
how long is it between when Frodo gets the ring, and he leaves the shire?
In the books, it is 17 years from when Frodo receives the ring until the "trial by fire" that reveals it to be the One Ring, then another six months before Frodo leaves the Shire.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 4:56:06 am PDT #2802 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I wish I could remember what my primary angle had been in the bet at work. I think I had more time between the Trial and the departure, but months will do. And selling Bag End was definitely not something my co-worker was believing in.
Thanks!
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 7:23:37 am PDT #2803 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Does Frodo ever use an assumed name?
Katie M - Jul 12, 2004 7:25:59 am PDT #2804 of 3902
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
Yes. Mr. Underhill.
§ ita § - Jul 12, 2004 7:26:55 am PDT #2805 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ta. I was right on that, at least.
Hil R. - Jul 12, 2004 7:28:00 am PDT #2806 of 3902
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Yeah, Underwood or Underhill or something like that, I think. From when they leave the Shire until around when they meet Strider.
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sumi - Jul 12, 2004 7:38:45 am PDT #2807 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Underhill -- in Bree.
Kathy A - Jul 12, 2004 10:51:24 am PDT #2808 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
In Bree, Frodo is questioned as to his connections to some Bree hobbits also named Underhill, and Butterber (the innkeeper) continues to call him "Mr. Underhill" when they return after the quest is over, even though he knows that it's a false name.
One thing I sort of miss in the film was more of a feeling that Bree was a border town between the Shire and the "Big People"--there are no other hobbits either imbibing at the Prancing Pony, or employed there, as there are in the books, even though there are accommodations for hobbits.
sumi - Jul 14, 2004 4:49:17 am PDT #2809 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Christopher Lee doing a meet and greet in Liverpool -- where he apparently talks about his contribution to LoTR. (Among other things.)
Also, The musical of the Hobbit is playing at Cobre Valley Center for the Arts somewhere in Arizona.