Malcolm Schmitz

Malcolm Schmitz

The hobbits and Gandalf at the Gray Havens at the end of the Return of the King.

Why Did Frodo Leave for the Undying Lands?

The answer is World War I. No, really.  It might seem strange to bring up something that’s completely foreign to Middle-Earth when explaining why Frodo left for the Undying Lands. There’s no Somme in Arda; heck, there isn’t even a…