How would that even work? Do time zones exist for everybody but elves? As the party travelled east, did Legolas start perceiving the sun to set later than it did for everybody else?
The sun was made from the last fruit of Laurelin (one of the two great trees) and is being shipped around the sky on a cart. Legolas has never seen the light of Valinor, i believe he was born after the trees died. It’s definitely not visible at all times to the elves, since even before the world was turned round it went below it out of sight at night-time. Presumably the elves still see the sun affect only parts of the world, they can just see beyond the horizon.
Edit: as an aside, the last remaining silmaril is the Evening star that shines in the west.
How would that even work? Do time zones exist for everybody but elves? As the party travelled east, did Legolas start perceiving the sun to set later than it did for everybody else?
If I remember correctly, the sun is the light of Valinor, so the sun actually never sets for Legolas (which is useful for seeing at night)
edit: it might be the remaining silmaril being paraded around? either way, should always be visible to elves
The sun was made from the last fruit of Laurelin (one of the two great trees) and is being shipped around the sky on a cart. Legolas has never seen the light of Valinor, i believe he was born after the trees died. It’s definitely not visible at all times to the elves, since even before the world was turned round it went below it out of sight at night-time. Presumably the elves still see the sun affect only parts of the world, they can just see beyond the horizon.
Edit: as an aside, the last remaining silmaril is the Evening star that shines in the west.
thanks!
I guess that means elves can’t go to space :(
Why not? They can’t go across, but they can certainly go up.
You’re saying television would just lie to me?
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SpaceElves