On page 256 in the black book, Tolkien talks about a "globe of pallid light". Is the light coming from the Arkenstone itself? Because when Bilbo takes it, you would think that the liight would disappear into his pocket with the stone. But if that were true, then woldn't the dwarves have realized that the stone was missing? I dunno.
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On page 256 in the black book, Tolkien talks about a "globe of pallid light". Is the light coming from the Arkenstone itself? Because when Bilbo takes it, you would think that the liight would disappear into his pocket with the stone. But if that were true, then woldn't the dwarves have realized that the stone was missing? I dunno.
Miss Courtney
Yes I see your point. In the lil green book on pages 236 and 237. "The dwarvws, of course, were very alarmed when Bilbo fell forward..." So Bilbo fell forward with out the Dwarves. So he's wandering on. "They saw the little dark shape of the Hobbit atart across the floor holding his tiny light aloft... Then they saw him halt and stoop for a moment; but they did not know the reason." So they didn't know what he was getting (The Arkenstone of course), and it wasn't until later they began to look for it.
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On page 256 in the black book, Tolkien talks about a "globe of pallid light". Is the light coming from the Arkenstone itself? Because when Bilbo takes it, you would think that the liight would disappear into his pocket with the stone. But if that were true, then woldn't the dwarves have realized that the stone was missing? I dunno.
Miss Courtney
Yes I see your point. In the lil green book on pages 236 and 237. "The dwarvws, of course, were very alarmed when Bilbo fell forward..." So Bilbo fell forward with out the Dwarves. So he's wandering on. "They saw the little dark shape of the Hobbit atart across the floor holding his tiny light aloft... Then they saw him halt and stoop for a moment; but they did not know the reason." So they didn't know what he was getting (The Arkenstone of course), and it wasn't until later they began to look for it.
But didn't it also say that the light reflected off of the Arkenstone? So wouldn't that mean that the dwarves could see the light from his torch reflect off of the Arkenstone?
