[Carannillion]

VERY interesting thought. It opens up a whole new world; where were the 'eastern' or 'southern' elves, if indeed there were any left? How was their relationship with the eastern tribes of men? Perhaps they have their own, separate society, fighting the remains of Melkor's forces from Utumno, trading with the Haradrim and so on. These elves were perhaps the ones Melkor took and corrupted into orcs? (mentioned in another post as well..) Do these elves have the same physical appearance as the ones we know?

This opens up a whole new world, where everything is left for the reader to decide. Presuming, of course, that Tolkien did not write anything about it...