The internet sure can bring some awesome stuff. Chad at Uncertain Principles has a great post about the vision of elves. He refers to a part of The Two Towers where Legolas can count the number of riders of Rohan from a great distance.
Not only is the post great, make sure you read the comments also. Very impressive discussion.
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Kate's Tolkien re-read has reached Rohan, and her latest re-read post includes a reference to a comment I made about Legolas's improbable visual acuity:
Sure, John Scalzi doesn't need any link love from me.
On the other hand, sometimes he just hits one right out of the park.
Over at Tor.com, Kate has a Lord of the Rings re-read post about the Battle of the Pelennor Fields, which includes a shout-out to me that I missed because I was driving to NYC:
Chad Orzel's got a great post up about the physics of Lord of the Rings. It's about Legolas the elf and his excellent eyesight.