unappreciated-elves:

fandomearth:

nyarnamaitar:

Every time I think about how the Eagles saved Frodo and Sam after the destruction of the Ring, I become slightly emotional. This is the end of an Age and not just an Age, it’s the end of the Old World, a world influenced by the Elves and, of course, the Ainur. With Sauron’s defeat, Arda enters a new stage, an era dominated by Men for Men. And at the closing of the curtain, the epilogue of the book, the Gods decide to step in one last time, as a final goodbye of sorts: Manwë sends the Eagles to save those who saved Middle-Earth. It’s as if he, and by extension, the rest of the Valar, decided to take up the pen and finish the story they started all those thousands of years ago. When Bilbo gives his book to Frodo, I feel like it’s kind of metaphor for the story of Arda as a whole; the Ainur, along with the Elves, give the book of the world to Men and say, Here, the remaining pages are for you. The end of the LotR is like the final chord of a song and Men are responsible for pt. 2. And the Elves know this, they leave and leave and leave. And the Valar know it as well; when the Eagles save Frodo and Sam, it’s actually Manwë bowing down to the audience, us, the readers, and saying, Our part in this history over. It’s your time now. And I think that’s beautiful.  

I feel like sending eagles to help is Manwë’s way of saying he cares. It’s like he’s saying, “I know the elves messed up, but we have hope in you.” If that isn’t the most beautiful thing ever, I don’t know what is.

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