Posted: April 15, 2000 at 22:52:59: by Michael Martinez
: : Tolkien said in one letter that these races were usually
: : hostile to one another -- but he never substantiated that in
: : his stories. Most of his accounts of Elf-dwarf relations
: : show their friendships and alliances, which sometimes lasted
: : for thousands of years. There was only ever one (documented)
: : war between Elves and Dwarves, and that was a localized
: : event, which one group of Dwarves openly opposed.
:
: Umm.. I am citing The Hobbit:: "Dwarves don't get on well with them (Elves). Even decent
: enough dwarves like Thorin and his friends think them
: foolish..." THE HOBBIT also concludes with friendship between the Wood-elves, Durin's Folk, and the Men of Dale and Esgaroth. Like I said, the stories don't back up his statements. And the particular passage you refer to above DOES have silly Elves in it.
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