Quest, Companionship, Legacy
Quest
Why were Gandalf, Galadriel, and Elrond essential to the success of the quest?
Gandalf
Leads different groups into battle
Others submit to his authority because they recognize his power and knowledge
He is like the master chess player moving around the board and putting the pieces in place and encouraging them –
Gandalf’s whole purpose is to fight Sauron (Great Battle of the Third Age)
He is an interpreter of the times
Price: Gives up his first life; travels all over to give aid; pours out his life in service of others; he researches and finds answers
Galadriel
Foresees the danger ahead and prepares them with gifts
Galadriel’s son is Elrond
She tests the fellowship: Sam, Frodo, and Boromir
Price: She gives up some valuable gifts
Elrond
– Galadriel’s son-in-law
Sage advisor
Influences the fellowship
Price: Elrond loses his daughter to mortality
Companionship
Sam
Picture of the marriage relationship
Boromir
Gollum
He is human like in that he has two warring natures
Through his complicated and misguided leading the ring is ultimately destroyed
What does Tolkien want to teach about companionship?
We all need companionship to make it in this world
Our spouses are great companions
We need people that will pray/intercede for us.
Legacy
– What is legacy and why it is important?
God is real.
He is worth giving our lives to.
The importance of stories and songs
God has wired us to respond to stories and songs
What was Aragorn’s legacy and how did he discover it?
He earned it.
He led by serving.
He was a king. He fully embraced it when he went to the Paths of the Dead.
– Know what you know about Aragorn, look back at his earlier…