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The Seat of Seeing on the summit of Amon Hen
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Heard on the peak of Amon Hen, the Hill of the Eye
Meaning
So named because the speaker, Gandalf, was heard but not seen1
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When Boromir tried to take the One Ring from Frodo, the Hobbit escaped by using the Ring and vanishing. Invisible, he went to the Seat on the summit of Amon Hen and looked out across Middle-earth. From there he saw the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr, and perceived the Eye in that tower searching for him. Its gaze turned toward Frodo and came close to finding him, but for a Voice within his mind that demanded he take off the Ring. After a struggle, he obeyed, and thus escaped detection by the Eye of Sauron. The Voice was later revealed to have come from Gandalf, who explained that the Ring had nearly been revealed, but that he had struggled with the power of Mordor and succeeded in keeping it concealed.2 This was a significant challenge for Gandalf, who had returned from death only days beforehand, and it took him some time to recover.3 Notes
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