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But as the third age of the captivity of Melkor drew on, the Dwarves became troubled, and they spoke to King Thingol, saying that the Valar had not rooted out utterly the evils of the North, and now the remnant, having long multiplied in the dark, were coming forth once more and roaming far and wide. 'There are fell beasts,' they said, ' in the land east of the mountains, and your ancient kindred that dwell there are flying from the plains to the hills.'

Hmm, does these elves mentioned by the Dwarves sound like Avari? Then again, Eol and Maeglin are definately Avari. It is said that the Green-elves are Avari too.

Now as has been told, one Lenwe of the host of Olwe forsook the march of the Eldar at that time when the Teleri were halted by the shores of the Great River upon the borders of the westlands of Middle-earth

Now these were a woodland people and had no weapons of steel, and the coming of the fell beasts of the North filled them with great fear, as the Naugrim declared to Thingol in Menegroth

I guess Dark Elves are pretty much scattered all over the place like gipsies?