Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today, we dive into a pivotal moment in The Fellowship of the Ring, where Frodo nearly succumbs to the influence of Sauron. Only later, in The Two Towers, would Tolkien reveal (subtly) that it was Gandalf who intervened!

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Gandalf and the Blue Wizards - Ralph Damiani
Gandalf, A Light in the Dark - Matthew Stewart
Gandalf The Grey - John Howe
Gandalf and Faramir - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Battle in the distance - Felix Englund
Amon Hen - Ralph Damiani
Dol Guldur - Angus McBride
lone tower - Felix Englund
Boromir and Frodo on Amon Hen - Peter Xavier Price
boromir, frodo amon hen - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Fantasy Mountain - Felix Englund
Minas Tirith - Aronja Art
mordor - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Amon Hen - John Howe
The Eye of Sauron - John Howe
Eye of Sauron - John Howe
The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani
frodo - bembiann
Frodo - Jenny Dolfen
Call of the Ring - Anato Finnstark
Frodo Baggins - Matt Stewart
Frodo Departs - Ralph Damiani
the realm of sauron is ended - Matej Cadil
Mountain view - Felix Englund
Sauron – Jerry Vanderstelt
Frodo - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Cloudy view - Felix Englund
Gandalf Returns – Ted Nasmith
The Stranger in the Forest – Ted Nasmith
strider - CK Goksoy
Gandalf the Grey - Elrodimus Flash
Legolas Greenleaf - Kinko White
Gandalf the White - Andrea Piparo
Gandalf - JG Jones
Gandalf – Painted Dragon
Gimli - Jerry Vanderstelt
Gandalf - Elrodimus Flash
gandalf - John Howe
Fantasy forest - Felix Englund
Gandalf - Jenny Dolfen
Gandalf and the Balrog Upon Celebdil – Ted Nasmith
Mountain Sketch - Felix Englund
Tol himling - Felix Englund
gandalf on the road - skullb*st*rd
Hilly Lands - Felix Englund
the dead marshes - Matej Cadil
The Dead Marshes - Anke Eissmann
The Dead Marshes - Aegeri
The Dead Marshes - Alan Lee
The Passage of the Marshes - Kuliszu
The Passage of the Marshes 2 - Kuliszu
Mount Doom - John Howe
Barad-dur - John Howe
Mount Doom - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
Barad-dur - Shadow of War
Mount Doom - Francesco Amadio
Battle of the Black Gate – Ted Nasmith
Mount Doom - Alan Lee
At the Cracks of Doom – Ted Nasmith

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