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Silmo · 19-01-2004, 13:15

Il y a Legolas bien sûr, mais aussi, dans le SdA, la légende dAmroth et Nimrodel (là aussi la Mer est un lieu de Passage) et puis, il y la manière dont la Mer est présentée au Conseil dElrond, quasiment comme un Sanctuaire, hors de portée de Sauron: Dans un premier temps cest Gandalf qui raconte ce que Saroumane a dit ,après la réapparition de Sauron, i.e. quil ny avait pas lieu de sinquiéter puisque daprès ses recherches, lAnneau avait été emporté dans la Mer et devenait donc inaccessible. "Into Anduin the Great it fell; and long ago, while Sauron slept, it was rolled down the River to the Sea. There let it lie until the End."Et Glorfindel, propose donc dy jeter lAnneau : Then, said Glorfindel, 'let us cast it into the deeps, and so make the lies of Saruman come true. For it is clear now that even at the Council his feet were already on a crooked path. He knew that the Ring was not lost for ever, but wished us to think so; for he began to lust for it for himself. Yet oft in lies truth is hidden: in the Sea it would be safe.Finalement, Gandalf écarte cette solution qui pourrait valoir pour un temps, voire pour un Âge, mais pas pour léternité. Quant à Galdor, il craint que Sauron nattaque en priorité de ce côté là en pensant que cest justement vers le plus sûr des lieux (la Mer, puis lOuest) que lAnneau sera envoyé. Voilà pour les Elfes.Un autre point de vue intéressant, est celui de Frodon.On sait qua prioiri, les Hobbits népprouvent pas une franche attirance pour leau et sûrement pas pour la Mer. Dès le premier chapitre du SdA, la Mer est présentée comme un *ailleurs* chargé de mystères : The Hobbits of the Westfarthing said that one could see the Sea from the lop of that tower; but no Hobbit had ever been known to climb it. Indeed, few Hobbits had ever seen or sailed upon the Sea, and fewer still had ever returned to report it. [] And as the days of the Shire lengthened they spoke less and less with the Elves, and grew afraid of them, and distrustful of those that had dealings with them; and the Sea became a word of fear among them, and a token of death, and they turned their faces away from the hills in the west.Mais, parmi les Hobbits, Frodon apparaît comme un cas particulier puisque cest le seul Hobbit qui, de manière récurente tout au long du SdA, rêve de la Mer ou, en parle, où la sent, la voit, lentend: 1°) Dabord, Frodon en rêve dans la maison du pays de Bouc: Then he heard a noise in the distance. At first he thought it was a great wind coming over the leaves of the forest. Then he knew that it was not leaves, but the sound of the Sea far-off; a sound he had never heard in waking life, though it had often troubled his dreams. Suddenly he found he was out in the open. There were no trees after all. He was on a dark heath, and there was a strange salt smell in the air. Looking up he saw before him a tall white tower, standing alone on a high ridge. A great desire came over him to climb the tower and see the Sea. He started to struggle up the ridge towards the tower: but suddenly a light came in the sky, and there was a noise of thunder.2°) Plus tard, en Lorien (lieu sacré ?), il lentend lorsquil monte avec Haldir au sommet de Cerin Amroth They entered the circle of white trees. As they did so the South Wind blew upon Cerin Amroth and sighed among the branches. Frodo stood still, hearing far off great seas upon beaches that had long ago been washed away, and sea-birds crying whose race had perished from the earth.3°) Et il la voit en se penchant sur le Miroir de Galadriel Then there was a pause, and after it many swift scenes followed that Frodo in some way knew to be parts of a great history in which he had become involved. The mist cleared and he saw a sight which he had never seen before but knew at once: the Sea. Darkness fell. The sea rose and raged in a great storm. Then he saw against the Sun, sinking blood-red into a wrack of clouds, the black outline of a tall ship with torn sails riding up out of the West.4°) Frodo en parle peu de temps après être sorti de la Lorien And perhaps that was the way of it,' said Frodo. `In that land, maybe, we were in a time that has elsewhere long gone by. It was not, I think, until Silverlode bore us back to Anduin that we returned to the time that flows through mortal lands to the Great Sea. (Curieux que la Mer soit ainsi présentée comme limite des terres mortelles)5°) Prisonnier dans la Tour de Cirith Ungol, Frodon reparle encore de la Mer à Sam The quest has failed Sam. Even if we get out of here, we cant escape. Only Elves can escape. Away, away out of Middle-earth, far away over the Sea. If even that is wide enough to keep the Shadow out.6°) Puis, toujours à Sam, une fois revenu à Fondcombe après la destruction de lAnneau (Sam lui parle de Rvendell) Well, Mr. Frodo, weve been far and seen a deal, and yet I dont think weve found a better place than this. Theres something of everything here, if you understand me: the Shire and the Golden Wood and Gondor and kings houses and inns and meadows and mountains all mixed. And yet, somehow, I feel we ought to be going soon. Im worried about my gaffer, to tell you the truth Yes, something of everything, Sam, except the Sea, Frodo had answered; and he repeated it now to himself: Except the Sea.Comme si la Mer était la seule chose qui manque encore à Frodon (la Mer comme un aboutissement).Reste le point de vue des Hommes.Dans le SdA, la Mer semble plutôt associée à la Mort (peut-être aussi comme un lieu de passage?!?!)Cest particulièrement net lors de la Mort de Boromir avec le chant dAragorn au moment de ses funérailles : From the mouths of the Sea the South Wind flies, from the sandhills and the stones; The wailing of the gulls it bears, and at the gate it moans. What news from the South, O sighing wind, do you bring to me at eve? Where now is Boromir the Fair? He tarries and I grieve. Ask not of me where he doth dwell-so many bones there lie On the white shores and the dark shores under the stormy sky; So many have passed down Anduin to find the flowing Sea. Ask of the North Wind news of them the North Wind sends to me!' O Boromir! Beyond the gate the seaward road runs south, But you came not with the wailing gulls from the grey sea's mouth.Toujours à propos de la mort de Boromir, Faramir ne dit-il pas à Frodon : And I do not doubt that he is dead and has passed down the River to the Sea.Ce lien de la Mer avec la mort est peut-être à relier aussi avec le message que Galadriel fait parvenir à Aragorn par les fils dElrond, lorsquil lui est suggéré demprunter le Chemin des Morts. Le Message se termine ainsi : The Dead watch the road that leads to the Sea.Enfin, la Mer accompagne le deuil de Théoden : A great rain came out of the Sea, and it seemed that all things wept for Théoden and Éowyn, quenching the fires in the City with grey tears.

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