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Old 11-21-2013, 10:08 AM   #9
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Perhaps the most egregious overstatement of this 'nature-loving' aspect of Elves is their apparent vegetarianism in "An Unexpected Journey."
Having not seen AUJ, I wasn't aware of that. It's notable though that in the books, the Mirkwood Elves are definitely not averse to eating meat.

When they are first observed in the Forest by Thorin and Co., it is noted that they were eating and drinking, and that:

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The smell of the roast meats was so enchanting that, without waiting to consult one another, every one of them got up and scrambled forwards into the ring with the one idea of begging for some food.
TH Flies and Spiders

And later, it it said that the Elves:

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....lived and hunted in the open woods...
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