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Do the Tolkien elves need to eat to survive?
On the one hand, they are physically very similar to humans, and the only crucial difference is that they don't age or fall ill. This, as well as frequent mention of food being eaten by elves, gives ...
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Is there a hidden significance behind the fact Galadriel gave 3 hairs to Gimli instead of one?
I just saw an interesting interpretation of Galadriel's gift to Gimli on Reddit today, I retraced the source of the image to this tumblr post:
If you’ve read the Silmarillion, you know who Fëanor was....
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Are there any battle speeches given by Elven commanders in Tolkien's legendarium?
I am looking for battle speeches like the one Théoden gave prior to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields in The Return of the King:
Arise! Arise, riders of Théoden! Spears shall be shaken, shields shall ...
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What places were important to the Elves in the First Age?
Can anybody explain about the different realms of the Noldor (such as Gondolin) as well as other Elven places (like Doriath) in times before the War of Wrath?
Also, a mention of the different things ...
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What are all the ways Elrond and Galadriel are related?
In answering this question, I discovered three relationships between Galadriel and Elrond:
Galadriel was first cousin of Elrond’s great-grandfather (Turgon, King of Gondolin). Thus, they are first ...
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First contact between Oromë and the Elves
Do we have any information (in The History of Middle-earth or other writings) about the initial encounter of Oromë and the Elves after the Awakening, besides the short-spoken description of The ...
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Do male elves have long or short hair?
I've noticed that almost every fan drawing of elves (as well as their portrayals in the movies) show them with long hair, both the men and the women. But did Tolkien ever write anything that proved ...
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What happened to the first 3 Elves to wake at Cuiviénen?
Imin, Tata, and Enel were the first Elves to awake in the Cuivienyarna. They were called the 'elf-fathers' as they later awoke all the other Elves at the bay of Cuiviénen.
And so it was that the ...
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Did the Valar fight in the War of Wrath?
I just finished reading The Silmarillion (prior to this, I'd read The Hobbit once and The Lord of the Rings a couple of times), but something bothered me about the ending: did the Valar themselves ...
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Why did it take the Valar years to realize that the Elves had awoken?
In The Silmarillion, we are told that Morgoth was the first to realize that the Elves were awake, and that Elves who wandered alone or in small groups occasionally disappeared, and that this went on ...
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Who was the oldest Elf left in Middle Earth at the start of the War of the Ring at the end of the third age?
Some of the remaining notable and named Elves' birthdates are either known, or through association can be reasonably guessed at. They are:
Galadriel - birthdate YT 1362,
Elrond - birthdate FA 532,
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Why is "the time of elves" considered to be over?
From the movie series, it seems obvious that the civilization of Elves, once great and important, is declining. Their numbers keep reducing and they retreat into some remote islands and in general "...
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What became of Lenwë and the Nandor who stayed with him?
Then one arose in the host of Olwë, which was ever the hindmost on the road; Lenwë he was called. He forsook the westward march, and led away a numerous people, southwards down the great river, and ...
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What exactly happened to the Noldor?
The Noldor were numerous and powerful, yet by the time of the events of The Lord of the Rings they are few and far between. Why did this once great group of Elves all but vanish by then?
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In the absence of the Doom of the Noldor, would Feanor and co. have had a chance against Morgoth? [closed]
This is something that just occurred to me recently - I had always assumed not, but I realized the key quote might not mean what I thought it meant.
Vala he is, thou saist. Then thou hast sworn in ...
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