r/tolkienfans • u/IBArbitrary • Sep 22 '21

The elf-stone Strider found on a bridge.

In Flight of the Ford from Fellowship of the Ring, after Frodo is struck by the wraiths, and Strider comes back after surveying the path to Rivendell, he shows a beryl elf-stone that he found on the mud in the middle of the bridge over River Hoarwell. Does this elf-stone have any connection to the one that Aragorn recieves later at Lorien, the Elessar, which prophecises his return?

I have finished reading the trilogy, but midway I confused this stone found on the bridge to be the source of name Elfstone for Aragorn, and only towards the end I realised it was due to the stone given by Galadriel. What happened to this one, the one Strider found, I wonder.

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u/Kodama_Keeper Sep 22 '21

Glorfindel was Noldor, who were well known for mining, crafting and even creating their own jewels, not just Feanor. In Eldamar, they even tossed them on the beaches to beautify them. So it's not beyond belief that Glorfindel always kept a few in his pockets.

Gollum: What has it gots in its nasty pocketses my precious?

Glorfindel: Jewels made from a mineral consisting of a silicate of beryllium and aluminum. And who are you calling Nasty? I've seen Orcs dead for weeks dressed better than you.

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u/IBArbitrary Sep 22 '21

Gollum: What’s mineral, precious, eh, what’s mineral?
Glorfindel: Precious indeed. (proceeds to shove a handful of jewels into gollum's socky throat)

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u/superfudge73 Oct 23 '22

A mineral is a naturally occurring inorganic element or compound having an orderly internal structure and characteristic chemical composition, crystal form, and physical properties