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Old 05-31-2000, 02:16 PM   #10
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Re: Coincidence?

Tolkien's definition of Elves was very different from previous writers' and storytellers' uses of the term. Where before elves were more akin to fairies and pixies, J.R.R. turned them into noble and tragic creatures. Powerful and immortal but terribly vulnerable.

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