Melkor's Letters: Elf-friends
This was the worst thing since Bilbo went for a stop at Rivendell after he got back from his quest...
25 September 3018 TA
Dear Sauron,
Frodo is now at Crickhollow. After selling Bag End to Lobelia, he would finally leave the Shire to move into there. (I thought he didn’t like Lobelia? I tried to keep him bitter for years!) He would meet an important elf, Gildor, who would be very pleasant to him, and would acknowledge him as one of his own. This was the worst thing since Bilbo went for a stop at Rivendell after he got back from his quest to find treasure in the Lonely Mountain. With Bilbo, Thranduil acknowledged him as one of his own, and now Gildor with Frodo? When will this ever end?
This is because years ago, a new dimension to Middle-earth was formed. It was a doomed island called Númenor. Meanwhile, there was an unusual father-son relationship that will repeat itself at various times. During the time of Númenor’s destruction, Elendil and Herendil were living and your reasoning was sharp, as it allowed you to win people over when your powers were getting rusty. Our focus was mainly on keeping them bitter at the Elves and Valar for their immortality. However, the hearts of the Faithful were too strong, which limited the control I had over certain Númenóreans. I hated every minute of it. Thankfully, I had the King’s Men, who decided to form a group against our Enemy
A central theme to Middle-earth and Arda is the rebellion of our powers. This would limit the control I would have over them. With the Valar, I decided, they like light, we give them darkness. They know how much I hate it! The light, the blinding light! Meanwhile, many of the happenings of Middle-earth involve an idealized father. First, it was Elendil and Herendil, and now Bilbo and Frodo. They are very peculiar creatures.
In 2941 TA, Bilbo becomes an “unlikely hero” for doing something out of the ordinary for hobbits. Before that, I tried to convince Bilbo of his Baggins side and not go on his adventures. After all, Bilbo’s home was just like a typically wealthy hobbit, inherited after Bungo his father. However, he “finds himself” caught up on his adventure, and even finds your Ring! He was able to later discover the power in invisibility.
Meanwhile, Bilbo would be “there and back again,” and towards the end of his journey, Thorin realizes his courage. I fought so hard to not let that happen. To not let Thorin give Bilbo an ounce of credit. You know how much I hate when hobbits and dwarves get along with each other! All of them - Elves, Dwarves, Men, and Hobbits, were supposed to be sworn enemies. As Bilbo returns, he and Gandalf make a final stop at Rivendell (you know how much I hate that dreaded place), and Thranduil acknowledges his services to the Eldar by giving him that title. Thus, the attention is drawn to Bilbo’s makeup inherited from his mother, Belladonna Took, and their odd “unhobbitlike” qualities. While Bilbo initially went for the finding of treasure, the attention is drawn to the Finding of the One Ring. We laugh at this matter! Because that way, it gives us more to play with and to control! Bilbo still didn’t know the Ring other than the idea of it being a “magic ring.”
Now, Frodo is at Crickhollow. Much like Bilbo, the attention has been drawn to his odd “unhobbitlike” qualities. Frodo and Bilbo would often be found visiting the Elves and Dwarves. I had tried to keep them from establishing such ties, but they were convinced that this was their task. As a result, Bilbo would know much more elvish than the average Hobbit. This is not only by design of his mother, but also by design of our Enemy, who created Bilbo and Frodo as different from the other hobbits.
How dare they! After all, there are specific customs that each creature has to follow. While some of them overlap, others don’t. I had swayed them to such customs to create division between creatures. The Hobbits have the strongest customs of all. They would never have any adventures or do anything unexpected. So, when Bilbo and Frodo would be found visiting other creatures, they would be going against what Hobbits normally do.
Bilbo and Frodo are hobbits, not elves nor dwarves, and our job is to continue reminding them of that. I had tried to convince Bilbo of that for the longest time (since before he went on this adventure) but his heart was too strong. He is an “Elf-friend.” Bummer. This means our control over him will wane. We tried to give him one last glimpse of our control by convincing Bilbo to keep the Ring, but unfortunately, he gave it up. Thankfully, it was to Frodo, which means when one door closes, another door opens.
Tonight, Frodo would have a dream about being in the Undying Lands. Since he is a Ringbearer, he would have a special calling from the Elves, Valar, and (most of all really) our Enemy, someway somehow at this point.
Our goal is to remind him that this was a scheme played on by our Enemy, and that his role is really to go back to the Shire and be with “his own kind” forever. This dream will tell him that after he accomplishes his deeds, he would one day go to the Undying Lands. What nonsense is this? After all, he is a Hobbit, and Hobbits don’t typically go to the Undying Lands. This is what Elves do. Meanwhile, the Númenóreans wanted it so bad, they died once they reached Aman. After that, the Valar decided to leave that realm to the Elves. Why would Bilbo and Frodo want to go there anyways? And to do things in that realm that won’t be told home by their hobbit friends? That will further increase their weirdness!
Your master,
Melkor Morgoth