Pointy Elf Ears? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

***Sharkû*** · 05-30-2002, 01:23 PM

Tolkien said hobbits had slightly pointed ears. Tolkien did not say Quendi have pointed ears (the only line where he ever said their ears were more 'pointed' and 'leaf-shaped' than human ears was from 1937/38 and can safely be rebuked). Ergo: Quendi do not have pointy ears in Tolkien's later writings including The Lord of the Rings. On the contrary, he meticulously stressed in his later philosophical writings that the difference between Quendi and Men was one of fate only, not of physiology.

05-30-2002, 01:23 PM	#35
*Sharkû* Hungry Ghoul Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,719	Tolkien said hobbits had slightly pointed ears. Tolkien did not say Quendi have pointed ears (the only line where he ever said their ears were more 'pointed' and 'leaf-shaped' than human ears was from 1937/38 and can safely be rebuked). Ergo: Quendi do not have pointy ears in Tolkien's later writings including The Lord of the Rings. On the contrary, he meticulously stressed in his later philosophical writings that the difference between Quendi and Men was one of fate only, not of physiology.