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R. Tolkien's 'Frodo Baggins In Lord Of The Rings'

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Ryan Abell
Tolkien / Lewis Seminar Paper
9/27/17

Frodo Baggins and St. Maximus the Confessor’s Cosmology

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is a text that is world renowned as arguably the most recognizable and influential fantasy series of all time. It is lined with iconic characters such as Gandalf the Wizard, Sauron the Enemy, Legolas the Elf, Gimli the Dwarf, and the Hobbits of the Shire. One of these famous characters, Frodo Baggins, is only a small Hobbit from Bag End, yet he is the most important character in the entirety of the epic series. Frodo is a quintessential example of someone who has greatness thrust upon them and has plenty of opportunities throughout his journeying to succumb to the power of his situation as bearer of the incredibly powerful One Ring, yet every time the reader feels as if Frodo may give in, he proves them wrong. Frodo wrestles with good and evil like all …show more content…

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