AtDDtA1: A Magical Cloak

[Dave Monroe]

   "Though the extreme hazard was obvious to all, Darby's enthusiasm
for the task at hand created, as ever, a magical cloak about his elfin
form that seemed to protect him ..." (AtD, Pt. I, p. 7)


"a magical cloak"

The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004286/

http://www.geocities.com/emruf5/magiccloak.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magic_Cloak_of_Oz

On the night of a full moon, the fairies ruled by Queen Lulea are
dancing in the Forest of Burzee. Lurlene calls a halt to it, for "one
may grow weary even of merrymaking." To divert themselves, another
fairy recommends that they make something they can imbue with fairy
magic. After several ideas are considered and rejected, the fairies
decide to make a magic cloak that can grant its wearer one wish. The
fairy who proposed it, Espa, and Queen Lulea agree that such a cloak
will benefit mortals greatly. However, its wish-granting power cannot
be used if the cloak is stolen from its previous wearer. After the
fairies finish the golden cloak, Ereol arrives from the kingdom of
Noland whose king has just died. On the advice of the Man in the Moon,
Ereol is dispatched to Noland to give the magic cloak to the first
unhappy person she meets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Zixi_of_Ix

"about his elfin form"

At Lothlórien, Galadriel gave him an Elven cloak and a phial carrying
the light of Eärendil to aid him on his quest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frodo_Baggins

http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Things/FCloak/FCloak_pattern.htm

http://www.alleycatscratch.com/lotr/Buyit/Artisans/Stansborough.htm#Elven_Cloak

http://shop.newline.com/movie-store/memorabilia/54149-Lord-of-the-Rings-Elven-Cloak.html

http://shop.newline.com/cat/Lord-of-the-Rings/Halloween-Costumes/Adult-Costumes/Lord-of-the-Rings-Elven-Cloak.html

"'Despair, or folly?' said Gandalf. 'It is not despair, for despair is
only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not. It is
wisdom to recognize necessity, when all other courses have been
weighed, though as folly it may appear to those who cling to false
hope. Well, let folly be our cloak, a veil before the eyes of the
Enemy!'" ― 'The Lord of the Rings', Book II, Chapter 2

http://the-stewardship.org/metaphors.htm