Yes, H.C., du hast recht. It was Tolkien's aim to present his work as a sort of "found" ancient text. He succeeded, and that's what makes up a whole lot of the books' charm.
At the same time, I am not quite sure as to what we are discussing on this thread.
Dwarves? Well, they did fade, that's what the author said.
Whether or not Elves are/were real?...Not going to touch that one for now.
Whether or not Tolkien wanted to present Middle Earth as a completely removed sphere of existence, or, indeed, what occured before recorded history? I would argue for the latter, stressing again that I personally view this as a work of fiction, if that's even an issue.
*Confused*
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