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Originally Posted by Morthoron
I think you'll find in these instances (and in the Silvan Elves' feast that disappears a couple times in The Hobbit), Tolkien hearkening back to Faery and the folklore of Elvish races and their appearance under the moon to lonely travelers in desolate places. The mythology of the British Isles is full of such occurrences and chance meetings in the dead of night.
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That's actually an interesting notion - now that I think of it, this chance meeting is probably the closest Tolkien gets to the traditional Faery mythology, barring the Lay of Leithian of course. And time passing strangely in Lórien. I should probably look up separate threads about this.
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Originally Posted by Pitchwife
They didn't sleep in - they were gone by the time Frodo awoke next morning. (Yes, I'm cheating  , that's in the next chapter.) They may not have slept at all like we do. In LotR Book III, The Riders of Rohan it is said that
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[Legolas] could sleep, if sleep it could be called by Men, resting his mind in the strange paths of elvish dreams, even as he walked open-eyed in the light of this world.
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I'm sure Gildor & company did the same, at least while travelling. |
And does it say what time Frodo awoke?
Seriously though, silly me for forgetting the Elves' disturbing sleeping habits. That kind of explains why they stay up so late... I don't envy them though; I love sleeping.
