When the fellowship of the ring left Lothlorien, Sam commented on the position of the moon and questioned how long they had stayed in Lothlorien. Aragorn replied to Sam as follows:

The old moon passed, and a new moon waxed and waned in the world outside, while we tarried there. And yestereve a new moon came again. Winter is nearly gone.

^{-The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter IX}

Moreover, "What is the timeline for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?" indicates the fellowship remained in Lothlorien approximately a month. Since it seems that the fellowship had a somewhat urgent quest to complete, why had they "tarried" in Lothlorien?

When the fellowship of the ring left Lothlórien, Sam commented on the position of the moon and questioned how long they had stayed in Lothlórien. Aragorn replied to Sam as follows:

The old moon passed, and a new moon waxed and waned in the world outside, while we tarried there. And yestereve a new moon came again. Winter is nearly gone.

^{-The Fellowship of the Ring, Book II, Chapter IX}

Moreover, "What is the timeline for The Lord of the Rings trilogy?" indicates the fellowship remained in Lothlórien approximately a month. Since it seems that the fellowship had a somewhat urgent quest to complete, why had they "tarried" in Lothlórien?