Posted: September 01, 1999 at 19:49:47: by Cyberlock
: : : 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 :Trolls were not made in mockery of Ents, I can't remember why, but it was discussed on this board before, I've been on this board for over a year now, but have'nt really posted anything for several months, I can't remember when but someone proved that Fangorn was wrong about the trolls, I believe Tolien said this himself. Cyberlock
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