#and then claiming the eventual miraculous victory and recovery with two hands and fashioning

[goldkirk]

I’ve been mentally lying on the ground in a forest glade being SO fucking Normal about Gandalf calling Frodo Bronwe athan harthad, Endurance Beyond Hope

#IT’S WHAT HE WAS! IT’S WHAT HE DID! it was what made him able to carry the Ring to the Samath Naur! #no hope for the success of it no hope in the face of the Enemy’s power and might but he went on regardless in despair but still trying #and he paid a dear price—all of himself #body and soul hollowed out and left in shreds and tatters #AND THEN HE CONTINUES ON ANYWAY #giving even more of himself to rebuild the Shire #enduring on and on despite not having had any real hope for his own recovery or victory or joy or healing for a long time #god Frodo. endurance beyond Hope indeed #and always Sam—Hope Unquenchable. to the very fires of the volcano and the heart of evil darkness watching one he loved be destroyed #and then claiming the eventual miraculous victory and recovery with two hands and fashioning #a beautiful full rich life full of love and service and growth and healing after all is said and done #despite all the pain #I am being So Very Normal about this #lotr #Sam #Frodo #Sam and Frodo #personal