[the mortal elf]

this is way subtle, but I think it still counts. When Bilbo's running around Bag End looking for food he says, "oh, we've got some cold chicken and pickles." or something like that. In The Hobbit at the unexpected party, Gandalf asks Bilbo to bring out the cold chicken and pickles and it annoys Bilbo because it seemed that Gandalf knew the inside of his pantries better than he did.<P>Also, in the fight between the forces of Mordor and the last alliance of elves and men, there is an elf there with a spear that it does a short close up of. It could of been Gil-Galad and his famed spear Aiglos, or maybe I'm just dreaming.