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Old 04-04-2008, 01:57 PM   #48
MatthewM
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Originally Posted by Selmo View Post
Elrond wanted to sent Pippin, the youngest of the four Hobbits, home to The Shire but then relented and allowed him to become one of the Nine Walkers.

Was he aware that, in Hobbit society, Pippin was not of an age (under 33) when he could make major decisions for himself?
I wonder how Elrond would feel if he later learned that he had sent a child into situations that meant almost certain death.
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Good question. Elrond truly was against Pippin's going though, maybe he instinctivily knew that Pippin was youngest?
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