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Galorme · 10-29-2002, 02:45 PM

No-one really knows where the elves come from (except perhaps Morgoth himself), but i would say corrupted Elves is a good enough bet. I bought up the idea of how valid all the ideas are in another topic, but it depends under which context you look at it. If you want to know what the Elves thought, Orcs were fallen Elves. If you want to know what other ideas were there in the context of the Histories, you see Men as well. If you want to know what was going on in the mind of Tolkien good luck. Burrahobit that quote only gives his thoughts at one time, and for his thoughts at other times just read some of the histories. But i swear he states they are Elves in a number of his letters.

[ October 29, 2002: Message edited by: Galorme ]

10-29-2002, 02:45 PM	#12
Galorme Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: London Posts: 337	No-one really knows where the elves come from (except perhaps Morgoth himself), but i would say corrupted Elves is a good enough bet. I bought up the idea of how valid all the ideas are in another topic, but it depends under which context you look at it. If you want to know what the Elves thought, Orcs were fallen Elves. If you want to know what other ideas were there in the context of the Histories, you see Men as well. If you want to know what was going on in the mind of Tolkien good luck. Burrahobit that quote only gives his thoughts at one time, and for his thoughts at other times just read some of the histories. But i swear he states they are Elves in a number of his letters. [ October 29, 2002: Message edited by: Galorme ] __________________ Utúlie'n aurë! Aiya Eldalië ar Atanatári, utúlie'n aurë! The day has come! Behold people of the Eldar and Fathers of Men, the day has come!