Notes on ROTK: The Tower of Cirith Ungol

[eykar]

Sam 'was utterly alone' but not unguided. Guidance comes in this chapter when he does things for no clear reason: Like the bible says, the righteous shall live by his emunah - a word that combines faith and faithfulness, which are distinct in English. It is not Sam's frame of reference, but he illustrates it

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[periantari]

His love for Frodo rose above all other thoughts, and forgetting his peril he cried aloud: "I'm coming, Mr. Frodo!" He ran forward to the climbing path and over it. . .Sam had crossed into Mordor.'
this is one reason why i love Sam so much~ he's just so brave and really one of the the great heroes of LotR.

[solarfallsrealm]

Your wonderful writing abilities have set my muse on fire again... so happy, as it was gone for a while.
Beautiful thoughts and wording.

PS: you're still planning to visit over here in February 2006?
Rumour has it that one of my most cherished musicians -Arjen Lucassen with his new band Stream of Passion - will be touring here from mid-February... would be nice, not? ;-)

Re: February

[eykar]

I can't think of anything I'd rather do than inspire your muse - and you ain't even seen most of these notes yet!
I am thinking of arriving in Amsterdam on Friday Feb 17. *bounce*bounce*bounce*