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the older Fairies occasionally peep out, & at those points we may feel a thrill, but generally his Elves are 'good Christians'.
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Especially in The Hobbit. Tra la la lally yes, but there were some seriously drunk and leary wood elves in there too.
I still am unsure ommision from the works = ommision from the body of the elvish culture. I think about how much literature that came from multitudes of authors that have described the history of the past 2000 yrs. I then consider the limited snapshot of what Tolkien has described that covered a period of what - 4-6 thousand years? And that period was (debatably) 7, 8 or more thousand years prior to today, all from a few books and writings.
I suppose it's too simplistic (or forced application) to view this as the "traditional" pre-Tolkien elves are actually (in terms of the Legendarium) the post 4th age Morquendi who are no longer exposed or influenced by the Eldar..? Left to themselves, perpetually fading, and "gone native"..?..?
Translators Conceit, applicability, canon all rearing their ugly heads......