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Old 11-19-2014, 12:30 PM   #25
Aiwendil
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Originally Posted by Mithalwen
Does it? Sport and food not only reason for hunting - potential threat elimination also possible.
That's true, and I suppose it's possible that the petty-dwarves were hunted because they were thought to be a threat. I think the more straightforward reading of 'Quendi & Eldar' is that they were hunted for sport, but I admit that's not the only reading.

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Anyway hunting for sport is hardly evidence of vegetarianism.
Oh, certainly. I was not arguing for Elvish vegetarianism; indeed, there is no evidence of it whatsoever as far as I can tell. The only vegetarian I'm aware of in Middle-earth is Beren.
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