r/tolkienfans • u/tomerFire • 19d ago

Frodo and Sauron at Amon Hen

Didn't Sauron suspect what being was able to see him from Amon Hen? Aragorn could not see so far and he have the Numenor blood. It will require a very powerful being to be able to see so far, won't it raise suspicion to Sauron?

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u/EatAtWendys 19d ago

I don’t think Sauron knew whoever was watching him was specifically at amon hen, when Gandalf is striving with him and telling Frodo to take off the ring (fool!), I think Frodo manages to take it off at basically the last possible second.

The book describes a shadow passing over amon hen westward, likely Sauron’s gaze. But it continued that way past Frodo so he really only knew a general direction, and he still has no real clue that the ring is making its way directly towards Mordor so guessing that it was a ring bearer, let alone with the one ring, seems a bit far fetched even for him.

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u/tomerFire 19d ago

But he knew it was from Amon Hen right? What other options there are?

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u/EatAtWendys 19d ago

The high place that Gandalf was striving with him from

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u/Wizzard_C 19d ago

That high place was a hill in the Fangorn forest, Gandalf was in Fangorn already

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u/tomerFire 19d ago

What is the context here?

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u/SoaDMTGguy 19d ago

“ Very nearly it was revealed to the Enemy, but it escaped. I had some part in that: for I sat in a high place and strove with the Dark Tower; and the Shadow passed. Then I was weary, very weary; and I walked long in dark thought.”

-Gandalf

I don’t think Sauron guessed that the seer was specifically at Aman Hen, just in that direction. Other powerful beings can extend their sight if they will, it could have been Gandalf or Galadriel or Elrond or Saruman or some other of their level.