Sometimes, I think that authors are influenced by other authors, and just like a concept that the other one uses, so they use it! I have read many books where elves are not "first born." Some people just like that idea i spose. But also, Elves aren't men, and I guess they like to toy with the thought that men weren't the first people here. They don't always just copy the other authors, for example, Tolkien's Elves are tall, and noble, where in most books you see them portrayed as little leprechaun things.
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