The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two

All citations of The Lord of the Rings refer to the single volume fiftieth anniversary edition.  Thus, for example, RK 6.ix.1030 cites The Return of the King, book six, chapter nine ( = The Grey Havens), page 1030.

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Gollum before The Taming of Sméagol (III) -- A discussion of the mentions of Gollum in Many Meetings (2.i.232) and  The Council of Elrond (2.ii.249-256), the third of a series of five.

'In which case it is no longer white' -- The Exeter Book and Saruman -- a possible link between a line of verse in the Exeter Book and Saruman.

'Radagast the Bird-tamer!' and the Characterization of Saruman (FR 2.ii.238-39) -- This phrase of Saruman's reveals more about him than about Radagast.

Elrond and the Last Sons of Fëanor (FR 2.iii.281) -- A brief look at the connection between Elrond's remarks on oaths in The Lord of the Rings and the events of The Silmarillion.

Gandalf, Odin, and the Wolf's Belly (FR 2.iv.298) -- Tolkien makes a joke.

Gollum before The Taming of Sméagol (IV) -- A discussion of the mentions of Gollum in A Journey in the Dark, Lothlórien, The Great River, and The Uruk-Hai, the fourth in a series of five.

Is That An Allusion To Ulmo and Tuor in "The Great River?" (FR 2.ix.380-81) -- A discussion of the links between the swans the Fellowship sees while on the Anduin and the swans connected to Tuor and Ulmo in stories of the First Age.

Getting to the Bottom of Celeborn -- An examination of the seeming contradiction between Celeborn's words to the Company and Galadriel's statement that he is 'accounted the wisest of the Elves of Middle-earth.'

In/Of, Or, What's a Little Preposition between Friends? -- More of a joke than anything else.

Galadriel and the Fall of Gandalf -- A follow-up to Getting to the Bottom of Celeborn, discussing Galadriel's ability to perceive things that others cannot.

Guest Post: Jeremiah Burns on Haldir the Troll (FR 2.vi.348-49) -- Tolkien makes another joke.

The Last Temptation of Galadriel -- Catechism, Gospel and Fairy-Story in 'The Mirror of Galadriel.' -- An examination of Galadriel's 'temptation' of the members of the Company, and of her own.

Frodo's question to Galadriel --  A discussion of FR 2.vii.366, where Frodo asks Galadriel about using the Ring.

'For this is what your people would call magic, I believe' (FR 2.vii.362) -- Elf 'magic,' the devices of the Enemy, and On Fairy-Stories.

Under the Shadow of the Argonath -- The Last of Strider (FR 2.ix.393) -- The last time the narrator calls Aragorn 'Strider' occurs at a striking and significant moment.

Boromir, Fear, and the Pity of Frodo (FR 2.x.396-402) -- Why does Frodo pity Gollum?