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bryniana

01-26-2002 03:23 AM

gnomes/elves

currently i am reading Book of Lost Tales I. I have become confused as to if in fact gnomes and elves are one in the same or not. It seems to waver back and forth on this issue--and even the notes seem to waver. Does anyone have the definitive answear on this?

Orald

01-26-2002 03:39 AM

In Book of Lost Tales, and a few others, Gnomes refers to the Noldor, a specific group of elves. I think it is pretty obvious that it was abandoned for the term Noldor.

Inziladun

01-26-2002 08:00 AM

I think Tolkien considered 'Gnomes' would in the mind of the modern reader have had a more negative fairy-tale connotation than 'Elves'. He took pains to elevate his work above that of the standard 'fairie story'.

Eldar14

01-26-2002 11:38 AM

On some page in HoME 1 there is a little chart thingy that seems to state pretty clearly the name-changes Tolkien made for the different groups of the Quendi (elves)

[ January 26, 2002: Message edited by: Eldar14 ]

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