: : Perhaps Tolkien did not document it sufficiently in his
: : ancillary works, but the major works seem to indicate to an
: : unbiased reader that the two races did not get along.

: Really? So I and others like me are biased? How did we become so biased? What led us to conclude before we read these books that the Elves and Dwarves were really close friends?

: Be careful with your comments. We don't allow taking things to a personal level here.

Perhaps the term unbiased was not the best I could have used. My apologies if that comment seemed to approach a flame; that was not my intent. The point that I was trying to convey was that when one reads the three most completed works, each of them shows some tension between Elves and Dwarves (IMHO). Contrast the reception that the Dwarves received from the Elves with that they received in Esgaroth.

Unfortunately, the greater history only shows one incident between the two races. It also shows numerous alliances. I am attempting to reconcile what I read as evidence of distaste with an admitted lack of armed conflict.

I am prepared to agree to disagree.