In the movie, he sets off on his quest almost immediately, but in the books, he putters about for 17 years, making him 50 when he leaves the Shire and the same age as Bilbo at the start of the Hobbit. As for the journey to Mt. In the books, he sells his home at his 50th birthday, then sets off.
This is in September. They reach Rivendell at the end of October. They leave there in the winter. They leave Lothlorien in March. The movie is different. The time the trip takes, on the other hand, seems to be similar so far in the first 2 movies , which makes him 33 instead of The books also say that the 20s for a hobbit are an irresponsible time, like the teenage years for a human.
He is not a callow youth going off for a great adventure. He is a settled, prosperous middle-aged man. He lives a comfortable life in the only community he has ever know. He is well-thought-of by his friends and family, of which he has a large number. He takes the ring with the full realization that he is leaving behind every single thing that makes his life valued and worth living, that he is likely going to his death, that even if not he has little expectation of picking up his comfortable existence again.
He takes up an impossible burden for people who would not understand his decision for a grim necessity that should not even be his responsibility. For this reason, I found the movies - whatever their other virtues - to be disastrous due to the casting of callow youth Elijah Woods as Frodo. We look forward to meeting you. JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. You are using an out of date browser.
It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. Thread starter Evenstar Start date Feb 16, Tags frodo. Evenstar Travler!!!
Does anyone know how old Frodo is. Because in the book it says that when frodo started the quest hewas So how old is he realy??? Phee Believer. Anyway, that would make him 50 years old at the beginning of the Quest. Frodo turns 33 on the day of Bilbo 's birthday feast, but his little adventure doesn't start until a few years have passed. Of course, they condensed the time frame somewhat for the movie. Elijah was lookin' pretty good for a 50 year old. Thank you Thank you for helping me on that one!!!
You are most welcome. Niniel Random Quoter. Yes, but it isn't strange that Elijah looks so young, because 33 is the age when Hobbits 'come of age' so that would be equivalent to our 18 years old. And Frodo had the Ring of course, so he never looked older than he was at I thought that he was 33 once he started the quest?
He is definitly looking more twards 45 or so near the end of TT. I really do not think that PJ and co. Carantalath Elf Princess. In the book, Frodo procrastinates about leaving the Shire. He decides to wait till after his 50th birthday, so he'll leave when he's the same age as Bilbo was when he went on his adventure.
Though in the movie, it looked like Frodo was quite younger than But as Niniel said, it could be because of the ring that makes him look so young in the movie. Jon New Member. So at 33 hobbits are equivalent to human 18 year olds, and at 50 thye would be like humans in their 30s. I am glad they made Frodo younger in the movie, I didn't like the fact that he was so old in the book. Also isn't Aragorn actually also older than Theoden , I am also glad they made him younger.
Aragorn is 89 years old during the War of the Ring , but because of his blood line, he has an extra long life years. Therefore he wouldn't have aged too much. For example, there are those who take Merry's mature behavior at 19 at Bilbo's Farewell Party to be an indication that the ratio is incorrect.
For this reason, I interpret hobbit children as a little more mentally mature than the human equivalent, having more memory, experience and vocabulary than a human child would at that stage of life, but as being physically younger, and emotionally somewhere in between. Of course, there are also other factors which make other subtle differences. The Shire was an idyllic and peaceful place, and hobbits seem to be naturally more peaceful and content race, so I believe that hobbit children would be more innocent in many ways and less aggressive than their human counterparts.
And yet the Shire was also an agrarian society, so that working class hobbit children would fill more adult roles sooner in life. JRRT tells us that hobbit children were "delightful", that they were somewhat indulged by their parents, and that they were not easily spoiled. I do believe that he had every intention that his created race would have an extended childhood.
This does not mean, however, that it is canon. This is an interpretation only, and as such falls squarely in the category of fanon. It does not preclude me from enjoying the many stories of those who fall on different sides of the debate. While I see hobbits as a "young" race, both in terms of their existence as a race and a people, and as individuals, there is plenty of room for other views of the matter, and many delightful stories which do not take the same point of view.
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