Posted: September 02, 1999 at 03:19:27: by Michael Martinez
: : Where did these Elves live? My guess is in lands near
: : Rivendell, but possibly also in the lands west of the
: : Trollshaws and possibly around the Emyn Uial. In fact, as
: : I've argued lately that the Dunedain probably didn't live
: : around the lake later in the Third Age, it makes sense to
: : suggest that the Elves may have reclaimed those lands.: Nice idea, but where did you find the info? (and were they
: forgers of blades?). In general, the sources I use for Elves in Eriador are THE ROAD GOES EVER ON, UNFINISHED TALES, and "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" in THE SILMARILLION. A general consistency between the sources should not be looked for. :) Were these Elves forgers of blades? I have no idea. The tradition of Elves living around Nenuial comes from one of the rejected histories of Celeborn and Galadriel, and is therefore suspect to a certain degree, but there is also mention (somewhere else -- I'm too tired to look it up, but maybe in the notes to that chapter) of Elves living beyond Baranduin in the Second Age (between Baranduin and Lhun). : : I've never really considered these implications before. : So we are good for something;-) You guys keep me on my toes, make no mistake about that! :)
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