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Btw, Tolkien says that "the Eldar deemed that the dealing of death, even when lawful or under necessity, diminished the power of healing," so there. As we all know, Elrond is the greatest healer that ever existed (in the Third Age). If he bothered to kill things (even lawfully, as Tolkien himself says) he would have become less of a healer. Also, davem brings up a very good point that I don't think I need to expound on.