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Originally Posted by Ainaserkewen
Perhaps Glorfindel was off fighting Sauron at different fronts, which was pretty much everywhere during the time that Frodo was on his way to Mordor.
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It's quite possible. For all we know, Glorfindel was in Lothlorien. After all, he came to Gondor in the group that included the elves of Lothlorien, as well as the Elves of Rivendell. Or maybe he was in Mirkwood.
Also, Rivendell wasn't under seige by a great army, true. That does not mean that Rivendell was not without dangers. If there were packs of men threatening Bree and the Shire, and considering Rivendell's proximity to the Mountains and the Orks and Wargs, it is not more than likely that Rivendell would have been surrounded by some sort of fighting, although more of the skirmish nature?
Glorfindel could have stayed and led the fight in the defense of Rivendell. Unlike Elladan and Elrohir, he doesn't seemed to have cared to take part in great battles just for the sake of them. (I forget where to find it, but doesn't it say that Elladan and Elrohir rode with the Dunedain because they would not be left out of the great deeds of the times?) And with the Sons of Elrond gone, SOMEONE had to lead the defense of Rivendell, small though the job might be in comparison to that in Rohan or Gondor. And Elrond seems to have long since given up the sword by this time (cf. comments in Morgoth's Ring about healers not being fighters).