The Ultimate Discourse About Gildor

[Amarie]

Man-of-the-Wold,

Gildor, correctly judges that stealth, low profile and apparent vulnerability are all to the Hobbits’ advantage, inside the Shire and beyond.

I think you've got it right here.
I see that someone has pointed out the fact that Gildor stayed in Middle-earth until Frodo and them departed. Maybe Gildor would have left Middle-earth sooner had he not met the hobbits.
It could be that Gildor guessed that Frodo had the One Ring. If this were the case, I see no reason that he alone would not have reached the same conclusion that the wise did back in Rivdenell..stealth would be the best hope.
Even if Gildor did not suspect the ring, the same reasoning could be applied. He knew they had something that Sauron wanted and that nazgul were sent after Frodo. So he still could have reached the conclusion that stealth was best. You say that the nazgul could have called for back up and I agree with this. Gildor would have known that too. I hadn't gave much thought to this before,I just assumed that he thought it was not his place to accompany Frodo and I left it at that. I even responded so in the other thread. Now I see there was more to it, and I am glad because now I think even more highly of Gildor who was already my favorite elf in The Lord of the Rings.
Thanks for this topic... [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]