Elrond's big mistake? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Samwise Gamgee · 07-08-2003, 11:30 AM

I was just wondering if anyone else thought of this - Elrond tells frodo when he is at rivendell to look for Bilbo the next year in the fall, right?

Well by my calculations(and I did doublecheck them with the Appendices) It had to be two years till Frodo left. But Bilbo was already packing two years earlier.

Well, I guess the amount of time Bilbo spent sleeping would explain the premature packing - but what about the wise Elrond's little slip?

07-08-2003, 11:30 AM	#1
Samwise Gamgee Haunting Spirit Join Date: May 2003 Location: USA Posts: 52	Elrond's big mistake? I was just wondering if anyone else thought of this - Elrond tells frodo when he is at rivendell to look for Bilbo the next year in the fall, right? Well by my calculations(and I did doublecheck them with the Appendices) It had to be two years till Frodo left. But Bilbo was already packing two years earlier. Well, I guess the amount of time Bilbo spent sleeping would explain the premature packing - but what about the wise Elrond's little slip? __________________ "Good bye, master, my dear! Forgive your Sam. He'll come back to this spot when the job's done - if he manages it." -TTT Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the testing point - Lewis