Were the Fellowship’s Brooches Unique?
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:07 am
A question popped into my head yesterday fully formed, and I realized that I had never actually thought about it before:
Do we think the leaf-shaped brooches given to the Fellowship in Lorien were made SOLELY for members of the Fellowship itself? Or could it be that the design was a cultural motif shared by the Galadrhrim?
In other words, if one were to wander into Lothlorien in the late 3rd Age, would one see many elves there wearing brooches of a similar make? Or were the 8 leaf-pins a totally unique and special gift, given only to Frodo and Company, denoting them as members of the Fellowship of the Ring?
I personally suspect they were unique to the 8 surviving members of the Fellowship, having been made specially for the occasion, but it occurred to me that they might be a common style of brooch worn by other elves in Lothlorien, and only given to outsiders on this rare and fateful quest.
Do we think the leaf-shaped brooches given to the Fellowship in Lorien were made SOLELY for members of the Fellowship itself? Or could it be that the design was a cultural motif shared by the Galadrhrim?
In other words, if one were to wander into Lothlorien in the late 3rd Age, would one see many elves there wearing brooches of a similar make? Or were the 8 leaf-pins a totally unique and special gift, given only to Frodo and Company, denoting them as members of the Fellowship of the Ring?
I personally suspect they were unique to the 8 surviving members of the Fellowship, having been made specially for the occasion, but it occurred to me that they might be a common style of brooch worn by other elves in Lothlorien, and only given to outsiders on this rare and fateful quest.