On this date in Middle-earth, October 20, T.A. 3018, Frodo escaped the Nine Ringwraiths at the Ford of Bruinen, with help from the High Elf Glorfindel. Two days earlier, Glorfindel had found Aragorn and the hobbits as Frodo’s wound from Weathertop worsened. Glorfindel placed Frodo upon his horse, Asfaloth, and when the Nazgûl began closing in, commanded the horse to flee towards Rivendell. Asfaloth outran the pursuing Riders and carried Frodo safely across the Ford. Despite his injury, Frodo then had one of his most character-defining moments. Raising his sword, he openly defied the Nine, ordering them to return to Mordor. The Riders briefly halted, laughed at his words. As three of them entered the river, Frodo mustered his remaining strength and declared; “By Elbereth and Lúthien the Fair … you shall have neither the Ring nor me!” The Witch-king responded by raising his hand, leaving Frodo unable to speak. Just at this moment, a great flood commanded by Elrond, with Gandalf’s additions taking the form of white horses and riders in the waves, swept the Ringwraiths away. Glorfindel, Aragorn and the hobbits drove the remaining Riders into the raging waters. Frodo was safe for the time being. It is one of my favourite early demonstrations of Frodo’s strength and resilience in Tolkien’s writing.

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