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Originally Posted by LmP
What makes you think they're Elves, davem? I always thought they were Men.
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Well, I know you gave the passage as:
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The eleven mariners were tall and terrible;
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but Tolkien did write
Elven - as far as I remember - don't have the book to hand.
On the other hand, the idea of such a specific number of warriors being given adds a certain charm to the incident....
But I think they must have been Elves, given the light in their eyes & their shining swords....