Posted: April 19, 2000 at 16:23:49: by Michael Martinez
: Well Lluvatar(ERU) says on page 41 that, and I quote: "...But
: when the time comes I will awaken them, and they shall be to
: thee as children; and often strife shall arise between
: thine(Dwarves) and mine(Elves), the children of my
: adoption(Dwarves) and the children of my choice (Elves)."It seems no matter how often I point the error of this misreading, it's going to keep coming back up. Iluvatar was not talking about Elves alone. He was talking about Elves and Men, and as I have pointed out elsewhere, most of the strife that Tolkien actually documented was between Dwarves and Men, not Dwarves and Elves. I have no doubt this passage convinced you there would be a problem between Elves and Dwarves, but you did misunderstand its reference. Iluvatar in no way excluded Men from his Children.
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