Lord Frith

Lord Frith

"There is not a day that goes by when a doe does not offer her life for her kittens, or some honest officer of an Owsla his life for his chief's, but there is no bargain. What is, is what must be." - Lord Frith, in the film adaption of Watership Down

. The Story Lord Frith is the sun, whom the rabbits deem as a god. According to the rabbits, he created the world. He is known to have several messengers, like The Black Rabbit of Inle or Prince Rainbow. He uses these to messengers to comunicate with the animals of Earth when he is unable to. Lord Frith stopped communicating with animals after the days of El-ahrairah, Prince Rainbow, and Rabscuttle were over. El-ahrairah was the Prince of the forest, with his people living in peace and harmony with the other animals of the forest. Until one day, when his people started multiplying out of control. Lord Frith told him to control them, but El-ahrairah told Frith that his people are the strongest in the world.Lord Frith saw this as arrogance and told El-ahrairah that if he won't control his people, that he will do it.

So, he gave a gift to every animal and bird in the forest. However, with these gifts came predators such as a dog a wolf, a hawk, a fox, and a weasel. To each of them, Frith gave them the desire to hunt and kill El-ahrairah's people. But Lord Frith also wanted to bestowed a gift upon El-ahrairah and his people. El-ahrairah was running when Frith came to see him, for he knew that Frith was upset with him so El-ahrairah said that if there was a gift to be given then it should go to his bottom. So Frith gave him the gifts of speed, cunning, digging, and a good sense of hearing, and he told him that his people no longer cover the world, but as long as they use the gifts he gave to them, they will never perish.

Trivia

Frith is Old English for peace and freedom from molestation.

Lord Frith is voiced by Michael Hordern in the film.

"There is not a day that goes by when a doe does not offer her life for her kittens, or some honest officer of an Owsla his life for his chief's, but there is no bargain. What is, is what must be." - Lord Frith, in the film adaption of Watership D''ay that goes by when a doe does not offer her life for her kittens, or some honest officer of an Owsla his life for his chief's, but there is no bargain. What is, is what must be."'' - Lord Frith, in the film adaption of Watership Dow