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Originally Posted by Sarumian
But the real matter was the travel through Mordor. Hobbits were extremely capable of stay unnoticed when they wanted so. A presence of an elf-lord in Mordor could have been disclosed easier.
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Yes but I believe that Elves were said to be even better than Hobbits at moving without a sound and being stealthy and all. There are many stories from the First Age involving Elf-Lords that strengthen this view too. Plus, as I said, an Elf of Rivendell would have many other skills, in fex. fighting, magic, geography, language, lore, woodsmanship that could've been invaluable, skills the Hobbits could not match at all.
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Originally Posted by Sarumian
The other thing that could have come to Gandalf's mind (we cannot know) was that as hobbits were not known to the folk of Mordor, it would be possible to send the enemy on a false trail, as it happened in the end. If Pipin and Mery would have promptly entered Minath Tirith, the enemy would have located the Ring in a wrong way.
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Hehe that thought struck me too, that they were brought along as, well,
bait. Sauron and Saruman snapping their jaws at
the halfling not realising that there are several running across their lands. Would seem a tad cynical of old Gandalf though...
But you know, I'm really just playing the devil's advocate. This is supposed to be the Hobbits' story, I get that.
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Originally Posted by Arathorn111 View Post
Skip sense
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Originally Posted by Morth
We've been saying that about Skip for years.
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What, skip sense, I don't get it :P