5. The symbol of Dol Amroth Land Ship and Silver Swan
“[….] And last and proudest, Imrahil, Prince of Dol Amroth, kinsman of the Lord, with gilded banners bearing
his token of the ship and Silver Swan,….” TLOTR III, 1988, p.43
“[….] And from the walls and answering shout went up; for foremost on the field rode the Swan-knights of Dol
Amroth with their prince and his blue banner at their head.” TLOTR III, 1988, p.94
representament Symbol object
Interpretant
Ship and Silver swan emblem.
Dol Amroth land Dol Amroth land is
symbolized with the emblem of ship and silver
swan. This symbol could be related with the
location of this land which close by the sea,
and the silver swan is symbol of the knights of
this land.
Explanation: “Ship and Silver Swan” stands as symbol because the
only Land which has this symbol is only Dol Amroth, it will only denote to Dol Amroth Land, and not denote to the other Land.
3. The relation of sign to interpretant
a. Rheme
1. The interpretation of the word “Ring”
“[….] ‘This is the Master-ring, the One Ring to rule them all.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.60
“[….] It has been said that dragon-fire could melt and consume the Rings of Power, but there is not now any
dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough; nor was there ever any dragon, not even Ancalagon the
Black, who could have harmed the One Ring, the Rulling
Ring, for that was made by Sauron himself.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.70.
representament object
Rheme interpretant
the word “Ring”, R-i-n-g The word “Ring” in the
novel The word “Ring” is
familiar in our ears and it is a usual kind of thing, it
is small circular metal band worn on a finger.
But, if we connect the word “Ring” with the
Dark Lord based on the novel, it will denote to the
One Ring the Dark Lord’s ring it is clearly
becomes a thing that have such a great power, and
not as usual ring as we know.
Explanation: “the word “Ring” stands for rheme because it has
possibility to interpret based on contextual situation. if we define the word “Ring” contextually in our life, it will denote to the usual thing, a circular
thing that usually worn in our finger, but if we define the word “Ring” contextually to “The Lord Of The Ring” novel, it will denote to the One
Ring, the evil ring that has a great evil power and it is owned by Sauron. 2.
The interpretation of Gandalf ‘s sign “[….] ‘The stroke on the left might be a G-rune with thin
branches,’ said Strider. ‘It might be a sign left by Gandalf, though one cannot be sure….” TLOTR I, 1988, p.199
“[….] ‘I should say,’ answered Strider, ‘that they stood for G3, and were a sign that Gandalf was here on October
the third: that is three days ago now.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.199
representament object
Rheme interpretant
The letter
“G” in
Angerthas language The
letter “G”
in Angerthas language that
denotes to
Gandalf’s sign
Gandalf has his own signature, and it looks
like this figure below:
If this signature transliterated to
Angerthas language based on the Novel this
sign is same with the letter “G” in common
language, and it was denote to Gandalf, he
uses this sign when he writes the letters.
Explanation: this kind of sign stands for rheme because it
can be interpreted based on contextual meaning. The sign in
Angerthas language based on the novel has the same meaning as the letter “G”, but if we read the novel and interpret this sign, it will denote to
Gandalf, because he always uses this sign as his signature when he
writes a letter, “G” or means Gandalf.
3. The interpretation of the word “Strider”
“[….] ‘But I am the real Strider, fortunately,’ he said, looking down at them with his face softened by a sudden
smile. ‘I am Aragorn son of Arathorn; and if by life or death I can save you, I will.’ “ TLOTR I, 1988, p.183
“[….] He seldom talks: not but what he can tell a rare tale when he has the mind. He disappears a month, a year, and
he pops up again. He was in and out pretty often last spring; but I’ve haven’t seen him about lately. What his
right name is I’ve never heard: but he’s known round here as Strider. Goes about at great pace on his long shanks;
though he don’t tell nobody what cause he has to hurry.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.168-169
representament object
Rheme interpretant
The word “Strider”, S-t-r- i-d-e-r
The word “Strider” in the novels
The word strider is taken from the word “stride” in
English, means walk with long step, but if we
connecting the word stride v and becomes
strider n in the novel “The Lord of The Ring”
, it will denote to character
of Aragorn in this novel, which also called as the
Strider
Explanation: the word “Strider” stands for rheme because the word
“Strider” is still isolated from the context and possible to interpret based on different contextual situation. The word “Strider” is adopted from
English, it taken from the word “Stride” which has a meaning “walk in a long step”, but the word “Strider” in the novel “The Lord Of The Ring”
will denote to character of Aragorn. Aragorn is called as Strider because he often acts mysteriously and involves in journeys.
4. The interpretation of the word “Dark”
“[….] ‘But last night I told you of Sauron the Great, the Dark Lord. The rumours that you have heard are true: he
has indeed arisen again and left his hold in Mirkwood and returned to his ancient fastness in the Dark Tower of
Mordor.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.60 “[….] But when sauron returned and grew in might again,
isildur summoned the Men of the Mountains to fulfill their oath, and they would not: for they had worship Sauron in
the Dark Years”. TLOTR III, 1988, p.55 “[….] The Orcs were first bred by the Dark Power of the
north in the Elder Days”. TLOTR III, 1988, p.409
representament object
Rheme interpretant
The word “Dark”, D-a-r-k The word “Dark” in the novel
The word “Dark” in English means absence of
light, but in the novel “The Lord of The Ring”,
the word “Dark” is always related with the
enemy or Sauron and his companions, the word
“Dark” is always followed by other words
such as Lord, Tower, Power, and Years to
mentioned anything about Sauron or Enemy
Explanation: the word “Dark” stands for rheme because the word
“Dark” is still isolated from the context and possible to interpret based on different contextual situation. The word “Dark” in English means the
situation that absence of light, but if the context is based on the novel, the word “Dark” becomes a word that will denote to the enemy which refers to
Sauron, everything about the enemy or Sauron is always related with the word “Dark”
5. The interpretation of the word “Eye”
“[….] The Eye was rimmed with fire, but was itself glazed, yellow as a cat’s, watchful and intent, and the black slit of
its pupil opened on a pit, a window into nothing.” TLOTR I, 1988, p.379
representament object
Rheme interpretant
The word “Eye”, E-y-e The word “Eye” in the
novel The word “Eye” in
English means one of two organs of sight, but in the
“The Lord Of The Ring’ novel, the word “Eye”
means the Eye of Sauron, it is a thing that horrible
and immovable, the Eye of Sauron always looking
for the Ring, the Eye is Sauron’s sight.
Explanation: The word “Eye” stands for rheme because the word
“Eye” is still isolated from the context and it is can be interpret in different contextual meaning. The word “Eye” in English means one of two organs
of sight, but if the context is “The Lord Of The Ring” novel. The meaning of word “Eye” becomes The Eye of Sauron that will explains a kind of
thing that is like an ordinary eye but actually it is an unusual thing, because it is a very big eye with the red colored, and it is only single eye
that stands in top of the tower looking for the Ring.
b. Dicisign
