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The White CouncilRe: Elves before/after the rise of the sunTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Elves before/after the rise of the sunTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Tamim on April 27, 2000 at 14:57:47 In Reply to: Re: Elves before/after the rise of the sun posted by Michael Martinez on April 26, 2000 at 19:16:30:
: Did the Elves who left Aman diminish? THE SILMARILLION implies they did. When Melkor attacked Feanor's camp in Hithlum, Tolkien wrote: "The Noldor, outnumbered and taken at unawares, were yet swiftly victorious; for the light of Aman was not yet dimmed in their eyes, and they were strong and swift, and deadly in anger, and their swords were long and terrible." : Elsewhere Tolkien speaks of the decline of the Elven race. Generations born in later ages were not as tall, didn't wield as much power, possessed lore and wisdom, etc. The diminishment of the Elves must therefore be examined on two levels: that of the Elven race as a whole, which suffered grievous losses through the wars and attrition through the many departures; and that of the Elvish kindred as individuals, who were probably returning to the state of their pre-Amanic ancestors. So they declined. All I wanted to say. TA elves were not FA elves.
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