Timeline for Why were the Elves so great at archery?
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
13 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2020 at 18:33 | comment | added | AmitaiB | Out-of-universe and in-universe: tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WatsonianVersusDoylist | |
| Jan 17, 2019 at 23:22 | comment | added | Andres F. | I don't think Elves in general are particularly stealthy. Those in Lothlorien are zealously guarding a sealed kingdom, a last reduct against the forces of darkness. But in general? No. They weren't stealthy in the War of the Last Alliance... | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 21:47 | comment | added | Oldcat | And surely the complete debacle that resulted from the Noldori's bezerker charge on Morgoth in the Silmarillion would be a good lesson that a little stealth might pay off next time. | |
| Oct 30, 2014 at 21:44 | comment | added | Oldcat | Galadriel's cloaks are very stealthy. Presumably any elf could get something similar. | |
| Feb 7, 2012 at 8:09 | comment | added | mpiktas | Stealthiness was acquired trait. Noldor comming from Valinor were not stealthy at all. If you read the Silmarillion, the bows as a first weapon of choice are used only by Green Elves and by elves of Nargothrond, before Turin came. Also note that in Hobbit, the swords (Orcrist and Glamdring) found in the troll hideout, were from Gondolin, which was elven city. | |
| Feb 6, 2012 at 19:22 | comment | added | Joshua Drake | +1 for the comment on ease of materials gathering. I'll also add that a bow is made of natural materials, and the Elves are always closely associated with Nature. | |
| Feb 6, 2012 at 17:14 | comment | added | Schroedingers Cat | When the travellers were entering Lothlorien, they had been surrounded by elves ready to kill them for ages. That seems like stealth to me. | |
| Feb 6, 2012 at 16:49 | comment | added | DJClayworth | Are Elves stealthy in Middle Earth? | |
| Feb 6, 2012 at 11:26 | comment | added | DVK-on-Ahch-To | @Jefromi - this should be a separate answer | |
| Feb 6, 2012 at 4:22 | comment | added | Cascabel | It's not just the stealthiness - surely an immortal race is going to prefer combat from long range, to avoid being in the middle of the danger. | |
| Feb 5, 2012 at 19:07 | comment | added | Jeff | An elegant weapon...from a more civilized Age. | |
| Feb 5, 2012 at 15:44 | history | edited | Kevin | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
added 2 characters in body
|
| Feb 5, 2012 at 13:58 | history | answered | Schroedingers Cat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |