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Originally posted by Elenhin:
<STRONG>I don't see any problem with Legolas being both a Sindarin Elf and a Silvan Elf. His father was a Sinda, so Legolas can be counted among the Sindar. On the other hand, he lived in a forest and his culture was a Silvan one, so he can be called a Silvan Elf as well. I think that being a Sinda, Noldo, Vanya etc. is a 'genetic' difference, while the difference between a Wood-Elf and for example a High-Elf and is a cultural one and not dependent on who your parents were, but (in this case) where you live, or have lived.</STRONG>
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That makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
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Lord of the seas and one of the greatest of the Valar; in the dark days of the First Age, he kept watch on Elves and Men while the others of his order remained in Valinor. He is famed for bringing Tuor to Gondolin, and so ultimately bringing about the downfall of Morgoth in the War of Wrath.
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01-05-2002, 09:56 AM
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