The Great Tolkien Reread is still discussing "The Council of Elrond". This essay is about hope and despair in LOTR, and the story's religious subtext (or, well, text). Also, why you should never ask "why couldn't the eagles take the Ring to Mordor?"
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"The Council of Elrond" by Cor Blok , 1960 'Then,' said Erestor, 'there are but two courses, as Glorfindel has already declared: to hide the...