Just who's in charge here anyway? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Fingolas · 04-15-2002, 09:24 PM

Yes but the Council of Elrond was an extraordinary event. To decide what to do with the One Ring. It affected every race in ME.

I’m talking about the day to day running of Elvin society. I had thought that it might be that there were never that many Elves to begin with. Small groups would have been more inclined to follow one ruler. Certainly by this point in the third age their numbers had decreased. How many lived in Rivendale? 50, 150, 500? How many in Lorien? And Mirkwood. The Elves were certainly able to field an army at one time, so there had to have been a considerable population at one point.

It just strikes me as odd that they would still follow a King or Queen. Humans of the period with their shorter life spans would have been less educated and been more susceptible to being controlled by a King. Your average Elf on the other hand would have been alive for 2, or 3 thousand years. That’s a lot of learning and life experience. Do you think he or she would not have an opinion on the vital decisions concerning the population? With 2, 3, or 4 thousand years of experience and learning, would you be content to let a King make all the decisions?

Of course all of this is ultimately pointless, but it sure is fun! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Wow! This was in response to Tigerlilies first post! You guys are fast!

[ April 15, 2002: Message edited by: Fingolas ]

04-15-2002, 09:24 PM	#6
Fingolas Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: behind that tree over there Posts: 32	Yes but the Council of Elrond was an extraordinary event. To decide what to do with the One Ring. It affected every race in ME. I’m talking about the day to day running of Elvin society. I had thought that it might be that there were never that many Elves to begin with. Small groups would have been more inclined to follow one ruler. Certainly by this point in the third age their numbers had decreased. How many lived in Rivendale? 50, 150, 500? How many in Lorien? And Mirkwood. The Elves were certainly able to field an army at one time, so there had to have been a considerable population at one point. It just strikes me as odd that they would still follow a King or Queen. Humans of the period with their shorter life spans would have been less educated and been more susceptible to being controlled by a King. Your average Elf on the other hand would have been alive for 2, or 3 thousand years. That’s a lot of learning and life experience. Do you think he or she would not have an opinion on the vital decisions concerning the population? With 2, 3, or 4 thousand years of experience and learning, would you be content to let a King make all the decisions? Of course all of this is ultimately pointless, but it sure is fun! [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Wow! This was in response to Tigerlilies first post! You guys are fast! [ April 15, 2002: Message edited by: Fingolas ] __________________ It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to.