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   From: mr@sandman.net   
      
   In article , Bill O'Meally wrote:   
      
   > On 2014-12-08 07:43:11 +0000, Sandman said:   
      
   > > Sandman:   
   > > Well the elves led by Gildor, that Frodo, Sam and Pippin meet in   
   > > the Shire when they just leave for their journey are on their way   
   > > back from the Tower Hills for this very purpose. It isn't   
   > > explicitly stated in the book, but Tolkien mentions it in The Road   
   > > Goes Ever On:   
   >   
   > > "No doubt Gildor and his companions (Vol. I, Chap. 3), since they   
   > > appear to have been going eastward, were Elves living in or near   
   > > Rivendell returning from the palantir of the Tower Hills."   
   >   
   > Well, I must say! I've owned RGEO for years and have only looked at   
   > the music. Shame on me for missing a treasure trove of essays by   
   > Tolkien in his commentaries on the poems in the back. Thank-you,   
   > Sandman, for bringing this to light.   
      
   No problem. RGEO isn't considered canon, but since there is no   
   contradictory information elsewhere, I don't see why this couldn't be taken   
   as a possibility.   
      
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