Overview
Glorfindel is an example of Tolkien’s recurring motif of renewal: an Elf who died in the Elder Days and returned to Middle-earth. In the book he rescues Frodo at the Ford of Bruinen, a role given to Arwen in the films.
ElvesRivendell
Places
In adaptation
Adaptation note
- His rescue of Frodo at the Ford is reassigned to Arwen in Peter Jackson’s films.
Sources
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
The Silmarillion · 1977
Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.
The Lord of the Rings film trilogy (Peter Jackson) · 2001–03
Widely acclaimed adaptation with notable departures from the texts.
