: Michael

: Are you suggesting that time actually slowed in Lórien? I know
: that things seemed to age slower within Lórien, and maybe
: things seemed to be longer, but the power of Galadriel (great
: it may be) cannot slow time itself. If you look at Appenix B
: it clearly states that they spent a month in Lórien. I also
: recall reading somewhere (Letters? Unfinshished Tales? I'm not
: sure) that Tolkien specifically said that they spent a month is
: Lórien, and that the Lady could not literally slow time. I
: mean the sun and the moon are going to each pass thirty times
: in thirty days, regardless of what the Lady does.

The Rings of Power were created to hold back Time, according to Tolkien. And as far as the calendar entry in Appendix B goes, you're not taking into consideration that it marks the passage of time OUTSIDE of Lorien -- not the passage of time WITHIN Lorien. Appendix B is a mixture of the calendars of the Dunedain and the Shire.

The book makes it pretty clear that the Fellowship only experienced a few days in Lothlorien. They did not witness the passing of the month that occurred outside of Lorien.

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