Posted: August 31, 1999 at 22:21:54: by Ryan
: : In Mythology there were Dark Elves and Light Elves and there
: were also
: : Fairies, Bogeys, and all kinds of other creatures. Dark elves
: caused
: : nightmares and illness...In the 20th century Dark Elves of
: Science fiction
: : like the Drow are Demonic. Are Orcs to be considered equivalent
: to Dark
: : Elves? Also...What the Heck is a Gobb:
: I only know that Dark Elves in norse myths are the equivelent of
: dwarves, and Light Elves considered as nymphs, i believe.
: Tolkien thought for a while that orcs were Morgoth's retardation
: of the elves, but i believe he abandoned that theory since orcs
: were not immortal (and for some other reasons that i don't now
: recall)...................... He made the orcs in mockery of the elves, so they didnt have to be immortal, just like the way trolls are mockery of ents
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