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Is there a community for learning Sindarin?
For years now I try to engage myself in how to learn Quenya or Sindarin. I started with two printed excellent courses, but couldn't motivate myself to keep at it — it is difficult when you are ...
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Are Tolkien Elves taller or shorter than Men?
Are Tolkien Elves taller or shorter than Men?
In general fantasy, elves are frequently smaller than humans. But I seem to recall that in Tolkien they aren't.
Based on this SFF.SE comment
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Old fantasy book about two warring nations and an airship destroyed by a dragon
I'm looking for a book that was written by two authors about two warring nations of elves and hobbit-like people. The book cover has a small hobbit-like person in a shallow cave with a dragon looming ...
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Why were the Elves so great at archery?
It seems that there is an underlying assumption (I don't know of an explicit quote to confirm) that Elves in Middle Earth are exceptional archers, compared to other races.
Am I correct in that ...
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Why are elves and humans so much alike?
Why are elves and humans so much alike (physically speaking)? Except for the pointy ears, there are no other major (physical) differences, am I right?
Do they have a common descendent? Or does one of ...
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Can the Elves do magic?
It's mentioned many times throughout Tolkien's work that the Elves (High Elves mostly) are in some way more powerful than Men. We hear many times, for example, that Rivendel and Lórien are mostly safe ...
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Fantasy novel featuring anti-heroine wood-elf thief famed for ability in bed
I'm trying to remember the title and author of a story featuring a heroine who was almost an anti-heroine.
She was a wood-elf thief who was famed for her ability in bed. It didn't go into graphic ...
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How did Gandalf come to possess one of the Elf rings?
Gandalf wasn't an elf, but rather he was one of a few wizards sent to help Middle Earth. So, how did he end up with one of the Elf Rings? And, why did Frodo not notice it, when he easily noticed ...
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In the Goblet of Fire, what was the point of S.P.E.W.?
In Harry Potter book 4, the Goblet of Fire, S.P.E.W. (Society for the Promotion of Elvish Welfare) was created. How did its creation drive the plot of the book forward? To me, it doesn't seem to drive ...
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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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What is the first appearance of Elves in fantasy?
Elves are a common appearance in many worlds in Fantasy. From Tokien, to Harry Potter, to Dungeons and Dragons, and Eragon. Many works feature Elves in some way, all with many common characteristics. ...
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Why weren't the Three Rings for the Elven-kings destroyed as well?
At the end of The Return of the King, after the One Ring is destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom, the rings were carried out of Middle-Earth.
IIRC it may have been Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf ...
