In that passage I think the Dwarves are referring to the Nandor east of the Ered Luin, who soon [ hearing about Thingol via the Dwarves] moved on to Ossiriand through Eriador.
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I've done some research on this while we've been discussing this thread and it seems that the Mirkwood elves were probably of mixed Silvan and Avari blood.
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What are the exact sources Lailath?
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I found one source at least, on PoM-E p. 174 entry for year 750 S.A. we read:
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Remnants of the Telerian Elves [of Doriath...] establish realms in the woodlands far eastward, but most of these people are Avari or East -Elves.
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However this entry as it stands does not make it into the RotK appendices, and we are left wondering whether the idea was deleted due to a shift [ elsewhere in FotR we read that the Haldir calls LEgolas 'our Norhtern kin' speaking either loosely in that the Lothlorien Elves and the Mirkwood Elves are both predominantly Silvan [ as is stated in UT several times re: the lothlorien Elves] or exactly in that Haldir is also a Sinda.
I think the UT references are later in JRRT's life [ late 50's to early 60's?] compared to the PoM-E appendices which would be late 40's early fifties.
Someone else may have more exact dates and info.
But it seems from the UT sources that the Avari/Silvan mix was replaced with Silvan Elves in Mirkwood and Lothlorien.
[ January 23, 2003: Message edited by: lindil ]