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Tolkien doesn't talk very much about Elves working at daily tasks
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Perhaps they don't have to, at least the way we do now. They didn't have to support such huge infra-structure we've developed.
I've got an idea that elves were for most part craftsmen - making things from weapons and jewellery to ropes. I figure they provide for most their needs + supply other races with luxury items (could as well use them as means of payment)
And being the lore-keepers they probably spent ages in learned talk and arts.
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I have a hard time picturing them with a hoe digging in the dirt.
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So have I. Being so close to nature, they probably took what the land gave them (fruit and crops). And applied their magic to cook divine dishes out of simple ingredients. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]
Hope it makes some sense