The Firstborn?? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Marileangorifurnimaluim · 03-25-2002, 02:22 AM

I've no doubt the Dwarves have a completely different rendition of history! But they did not have the benefit of living in Valinor with the Valar, so the official version of the Elves is probably more accurate. Or at least more complete from the beginning.

I think the firstborn are called that because they were firstborn in the song of Iluvitar and the Ainur. If you think about it, the dwarves were made in the image of the elves, even though they woke to consciousness first. So that makes the elves firstborn either way.

-Maril

03-25-2002, 02:22 AM	#6
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	I've no doubt the Dwarves have a completely different rendition of history! But they did not have the benefit of living in Valinor with the Valar, so the official version of the Elves is probably more accurate. Or at least more complete from the beginning. I think the firstborn are called that because they were firstborn in the song of Iluvitar and the Ainur. If you think about it, the dwarves were made in the image of the elves, even though they woke to consciousness first. So that makes the elves firstborn either way. -Maril __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?