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I'm happy to dream. mu life would have been poorer by far without those dreams, to tell the truth
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HerenIstarion,
I certainly agree with you!
It's interesting. There are no women in Tolkien's stated list of Elf-friends, perhaps because a number of the key women in the tales are themselves Elves., i.e. Arwen, Luthien, Galadriel.
Yet, although she is not specifically named as an Elf-friend, I wonder if Andreth does not fall in this category? Her love of Aegnor, her friendship with Finrod, the close ties of the house of Beor with the Elven kin--all these are suggestive. Moreover, her status as a wise woman means that she was involved in the preservation and transmission of lore, which was another prerequisite.
A case could also be made for Adanel.
Both of these characters evolved only in the last years of JRRT's life.
sharon, the 7th age hobbit