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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
The Elves seem gifted to make everyday created stuff supernaturally potent, be it food, rope, clothing, boats that don't sink, swords that reveal the presence of enemies; even in the Third Age.
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Would disagree. What exactly did the Elves of the Third Age
create that would surpass (in greatness units?
) something created in the Second or First? The swords, Rings, lembas etc are created earlier. One may bake a new batch of lembas, but the recipe is still the same as it ever was.
Was Aragorn's sheath for Anduril created? Was Anduril created anew or simply just Narsil 2.0?
Even Arwen, the Evenstar, did not rival Tinúviel.
My take on the elves regarding rope, boats and other 'well-made' items is just that - after sitting around pondering and experimenting with rope weaving/design/use for 3-4 thousand years one tends to end up with a well-made product. That and we would have to include a little extra- or super- natural input into the same as we are considering elves.
And if you're tutored in the same by some Elf who's seen Aman...