I just got done watching the LOTR trilogy (again) and have a question.
What did Frodo do with Bag End (spelling?) And... when Gandalf heads out for Gondor he tells Aragorn to come by a different route, the Black Ships. What did he mean?
Thanks in advance for answering.
In the book, he gave it to Sam and RosieCotton. In the film, this isn't so clear.
... when Gandalf heads out for Gondor he tells Aragorn to come by a different route, the Black Ships. What did he mean?
He meant to take the Paths of the Dead, and go to the South and come up on the black ships of the Corsairs, which he did, even in the film, though it's meaning wasn't explained. The paths of the dead are pretty well explained in the film, they were warriors of old who were cursed to enternal undeath for breaking their oath to help fight for Gondor. The Corsairs and the black ships... I am not so sure of the history on them.
The movies don't really tell us what Frodo did with Bag End. In the book, he sells it to the Sackville-Bagginses before he leaves with the Ring. Sam and Rosie Cotton move into Bag End after Frodo sails into the West.
Gandalf is telling Aragorn that he must go through the mountain and follow the Paths of the Dead. This is a part of Aragorn accepting his destiny (which he does more readily in the books). The Black Ships are those that you see attacking from the South. Aragorn leads the army of the dead to stop them. I forget how true that is to the book.
Hope that helps.