This is a very simple question as the answer is clearly given in the books. The protagonists are heading for the Undying Lands, i. It is located on the continent of Aman, far to the west of Middle-Earth, where the main trilogy is set. Valinor is also known by the name the Undying Lands because only immortal beings were allowed to lived there.
There exists a recurring misinterpretation of the name according to which mortal beings are granted immortality if they reach Valar, but that is simply not true.
A very important location within Valinor was Eldemar, the land of the immortal Elves, from which they were banished. The Elves were allowed to return at one point, which is why most of them set sail for Valinor at the end of the trilogy. The reasons why all of the protagonists are heading towards Valinor are a bit more complex than their location. We are now going to examine these reasons.
As far as Gandalf is concerned, his motives are clear. As one of the Maiar, Gandalf actually stems from Valinor and he is just returning home. Gandalf was initially sent to Middle-Earth on a mission and once that mission was successfully done, he could finally return to his real home. There is an issue with how Frodo was, as a mortal, even allowed into Valinor, but it is assumed that he was granted passage based on his efforts in defeating Sauron.
Why did he accept? Well, Frodo was still physically and mentally scarred from his adventures and from wearing the Ring, so it is assumed that he decided to go to Valinor to retire in peace as the hero he is. This is, of course, just a theory and despite being very probable, we cannot consider it to be the definitive answer because Tolkien never confirmed it.
Men pass beyond the world - the "gift" of Illuvatar, but subverted by Morgoth. The Silmarillion details the creation of the world by Illuvatar a variant of the term "All-Father" - JRR Tolkien was a philologist and there are cognates to English, German and other languages in those spoken in Middle Earth. The Valar are created beings - created by Illuvatar in the long past. The Maiar are another angelic order of beings, below the Valar.
Saruman and Radagast are of the same order as Gandalf. Sauron is also a Maia. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Where are Frodo, Gandalf and the others going at the end and why? Ask Question. Asked 8 years, 9 months ago. Active 4 years, 9 months ago. Viewed 1. First of all, I haven't read the book shame on me. Where are they going to, and why? Improve this question. Nobby Patrick B.
Related question — PriestVallon. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Another, more thorough, answer could be the following, from Yahoo : His [Frodo's] journey to Mordor had scarred him, physically and emotionally. Improve this answer. Kevin He left in the book, but there's no evidence in the movie version to suggest that he eventually left, and since in the movie the ship that Frodo and Bilbo took was the last ship to leave for the Undying Lands, it's hard to see how he could have done so.
MikeScott The movie isn't canon where it conflicts with the book and arguably at all , and if you want to argue that, Sam wouldn't have needed to go as he hadn't put the Ring on, in the movie. MikeScott The question doesn't say that it's specifically about the movie canon. If not specified, people usually default to the books. And quite reasonably so, since they're a lot more detailed in information especially counting in the other canon books , have been around for a lot longer, and are also the original version of the story.
Show 2 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Mark Beadles Mark Beadles Istar is wizard, istari are wizards of ME. What do you mean by - "Gandalf was Istari and did not belong to Middle-Earth anyhow. Secko Istari are actaully Maiar, and come to Middle Earth from the outside. Unlike a lot of fantasy literature, they're not just individual men or some other race who just happen to possess ability to use magic, but rather could be compared to demigods or avatars of some sort.
I have clarified my statement and provided what I hope are helpful references. IlariKajaste Yes, I know. I was confused by the istari reference. Add a comment. They each had different reasons, which Tolkien discusses in his Letters. Gandalf As he himself notes in Return of the King , with Sauron defeated his role in the world is at an end: Do you not yet understand?
Return of the King Book VI Chapter 7: "Homeward Bound" And as Tolkien writes in Letter that he was simply returning home after his long labours: Gandalf was returning, his labour and errand finished, to his home, the land of the Valar.
Tolkien To Michael Straights draft. Tolkien To Mr. Rang Draft. August This is echoed in broad strokes in Letter , though with the added detail that Galadriel refused forgiveness at the end of the First Age: Galadriel was a penitent: in her youth a leader in the rebellion against the Valar the angelic guardians. January Frodo Arwen interceded on his behalf; she argued that because his suffering and her decision to become mortal were part of the same Divine Plan, he should be eligible to go to the Undying Lands in her place: It is not made explicit how she could arrange this.
Tolkien To Eileen Elgar drafts. September Bilbo Gandalf gave him permission, and did so for two reasons: He liked Bilbo Frodo needed a hobbit companion in the Undying Lands, to help stave off madness : Bilbo went too. September Sam We're never actually told why; we just know that he did. Community Bot 1. Jason Baker Jason Baker k 41 41 gold badges silver badges bronze badges. For example, for Frodo there was no healing in Middle Earth: One evening Sam came into the study and found his master looking very strange.
But in Aman, there might be. Andomar Andomar 3, 2 2 gold badges 18 18 silver badges 17 17 bronze badges. Eslenome Eslenome 29 1 1 bronze badge. I'd say the time of the elves was over and the time of men had come because the elves left. The remaining few elves didn't see any point in being the only ones left in Middle Earth.
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