How did Gildor's messages get to Aragorn and Rivendell so fast?

[The Mouth of Sauron]

Aragorn told the hobbits in Bree that he'd received messages from "Gildor's folk" concerning their plight. Glorfindel stated that he'd received messages too. How did they do this so fast?

[Elyna of Rivendell]

Eagles

[Ivriniel]

Originally Posted by The Mouth of Sauron

Aragorn told the hobbits in Bree that he'd received messages from "Gildor's folk" concerning their plight. Glorfindel stated that he'd received messages too. How did they do this so fast?

The Elven Rings of power allowed telepathy between their Keepers. This is revealed in an excerpt I read (I think UT, don't hold me to that, I need to look it up), and I recall being rather wide eyed when I realised it. This was a residual power left of the Rings, in a story about the journey of Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf, who stood together, communicating without word. I very much suspect it was Gandalf who made sure he kept Elrond up to speed with the situation.

This theme is not unique to the Rings. Palantiri, case in point, and the notion of a Master Ring/Stone is also what is central to the basis of the Sauron's means of undoing all the Three had made. He would have forced his Will upon them, one by one, invaded their minds, and possibly obstructed the expression of a Ring's power by that force of will.

[Mithalwen]

Osanwë kenta. Elvish telepathy from. An essay published in a journal alas not HoME. But even with bush telrgraph beteeen elves and rangers might have worked what with both beong able to travel much swifter than hobbits who are taking a circuitous route and are then grievously wounded ..remember it took several days after meeting Gildor to get to Bree even and Glorfindel set out nine days before meetimg them, so about when the hobbits were at weathertop.

[Ivriniel]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Osanwë kenta. Elvish telepathy from. An essay published in a journal alas not HoME. But even with bush telrgraph beteeen elves and rangers might have worked what with both beong able to travel much swifter than hobbits who are taking a circuitous route and are then grievously wounded ..remember it took several days after meeting Gildor to get to Bree even and Glorfindel set out nine days before meetimg them, so about when the hobbits were at weathertop.

That was a post -- nice to meet u. thanx for those materials

Ranger's, n birds and stuff, maybe. Sorta like the Ranger variant of Radagast.....

[Ivriniel]

Originally Posted by tom-tom

gildor use high speed broadband.

all elf get tom internet package. tom stuff best.

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[Mithalwen]

No problems. I have enjoyed reading your posts so far. I have had a chance to look this up and there is a fortnight between the night the hobbits spent at Woodhall and Glorfindel leaving Rivendell which given that Gandalf, albeit on Shadowfax rode between Bree and Weathertop in 3 days seems quite enough to transmit the message by normal methods as long as horses were involved. Aragorn says it would take 12 days for him to get to Rivendell from Weathertop and maybe even elves would be pushed to manage the Woodyend to Rivendell on foot in 14. We know that the Rangers were aware of a developing situation and they clearly had some sort of structure with "caches" at Weathertop and probably Fornost Erain. The rangers did have horses even if they went on foot when stealth was required.