Smith of Wootton Major in Middle Earth?

[davem]

Originally Posted by LmP

What makes you think they're Elves, davem? I always thought they were Men.

Well, I know you gave the passage as:

The eleven mariners were tall and terrible;

but Tolkien did write Elven - as far as I remember - don't have the book to hand.

On the other hand, the idea of such a specific number of warriors being given adds a certain charm to the incident....

But I think they must have been Elves, given the light in their eyes & their shining swords....