Symbolic and Mythic Expression in the Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
The Black Rider Retreated When the Elves Came
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"As soon as he heard the voices he slipped away."
-- The Black Rider, when the Elves came along (Fellowship, p. 88)
Supernatural providence finds expression in the Elves coming along as the Black Rider was about to discover Frodo.
It was the Elves that made the Rider retreat.
"As soon as he heard the voices he slipped away" (Fellowship, p. 88).
