Timeline for Why did Elrond choose Legolas as representative of the Elves and Gimli as representative of the dwarves?
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| Dec 30, 2023 at 0:35 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Dec 29, 2023 at 18:02 | comment | added | Buzz | @Triceratops Yes, of course. All the surviving members of Thorin and Company lived at Erebor (although some subsequently left—to Moria, for example), and Gloin must have sent for his family to join him. In any case, we know Gimli and Gloin had come directly to Rivendell from the Lonely Mountain, since they were bringing news from there, of the messengers that Sauron had sent to Dain. | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:42 | answer | added | Mark Olson | timeline score: 20 | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:37 | comment | added | Triceratops | @Buzz According to Wikipedia he was born in the Ered Luin. Did he move to Erebor after it was reclaimed by Thorin and his companion? | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:34 | vote | accept | Triceratops | ||
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:30 | answer | added | ibid | timeline score: 29 | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:29 | comment | added | Buzz | @Triceratops Gimli came from the Lonely Mountain. | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:21 | comment | added | Triceratops | @Andrew Indeed, a secret mission, but a good fighter is not useful only on the battlefield. Good fighters are able bodyguards and would have protected Frodo and the others from marauding Orcs and other threats. | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 17:19 | comment | added | Triceratops | @Mithoron Did Gimli not come from the Blue Mountains, which are westward to Rivendell? | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 16:54 | comment | added | Andrew | One issue was that mighty elves would attract attention. For a secret mission a great fighter is less useful than a great scout/infiltrator. | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 16:52 | comment | added | Mithoron | "They are willing to go at least to the passes of the Mountains, and maybe beyond." - the guys had to go that way, even if they decided to go home later on. | |
| Dec 29, 2023 at 16:41 | history | edited | Triceratops | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 29, 2023 at 16:33 | history | asked | Triceratops | CC BY-SA 4.0 |