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Originally posted by Lathriel
"I think that this interlude is an important and necessary reminder to the reader that while the story to come is going to be all about the War of the Ring, that this is not the whole story of Middle-Earth."
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It is part of the artistry of giving Middle-earth depth and making it feel more "real." Among other examples, Gildor's earlier comments to Frodo:
"The Elves have their own labours and their own sorrows, and they are little concerned with the ways of hobbits, or of any other creatures upon earth."
and Sam's vision about them being part of a story that has been going on and will continue long after them.
and Caradhras acting as an autonomous evil force.
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