The Lord Of The Rings: 8 Confusing Plot Holes The Movies Never Explained
3. Why Were Things That Should Never Have Been Forgotten Lost?
Theres no denying the opening of The Fellowship Of The Ring is anything but awesome. Giving out reams of exposition in such a mythological way sets the stakes high. In fact, thats exactly what Galadriel says;
And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth.
Its such a cool line, which makes it all the more painful for me to say it doesnt make an ounce of sense. Whats been forgotten? It cant be playful language referring to the actual location of the One Ring because thats fancy talk for the sake of fancy talk. And it cant be anything to do with knowledge of the ring either, because Galadriel was around before the Great Rings and Elrond was there in Mordor when Sauron fell: two key players in the War of the Ring know first hand what came before. For the general populace these events became legend and, yes, one of the key points of the story is how a being less than an everyman saves the day, but whats stopping Elrond realising the ring could still be out there after Isildurs death and reminding people this isnt made up?
