Lindil, I think 'embalming' is the way the Elves approach things, or rather, its what drives them. They see the world as being in a decline from a perfect state. Nothing ever really changes for the better. You have to work as hard as possible to keep things as good as they are now. They're always looking backwards.
Its not that there's nothing else to the Elves, but it is about what's going on with them 'subconsciously'.
I'd also like to see some kind of topic started on 'Faerie'. It was so important to Tolkien, but its a subject I'd have to think about a lot more before i could start the topic myself. If you want to start it, I'll join in!
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