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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hicklin
Glorfindel, I'm sure, was known as one of the chief foes of Sauron and might be expected to engage in scouting missions (as he in fact did in the search for Gandalf). Moreover, we see from the Galdor episode that the presence of High-elves tended to confuse Ringwraiths' senses and actually mask the Ring's "signal."
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Since the last sighting of Glorfindel "in the field" had him in the presence of the Ring, it would be a reasonable assumption that finding him in a party containing Hobbits would be a red flag that the Ring was with the Fellowship.