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The petty dwarves seem pretty savage so as to act based on basic fight/flight instincts
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They might have, but given the stated stealthy nature of the Petty-Dwarves, I think they probably would have observed for awhile before actually doing anything. I think they would have had some idea of what they were dealing with or at least would have only attacked when they greatly outnumbered the Elves.
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Moreover, the elves have been dealing with Melkor's minions ever since they were born
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Not to the extent that they were particularly great fighters or well equipped for war at this point. You will no doubt recall where Thingol got his first major arms shipments from *cough* *cough*...
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As the issue of elves eating petty-dwarves must have been merely a joke on your part, I don’t expect you believe petty-dwarves were eating slain elves as well? Hypothetical ‘lone elf’ might have been sorely wounded, but knowing how hardy elves are, one might have lived to tell the tale.
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The Elves eating the Petty-Dwarves was a serious point on my part. You have to take into account that the Elves knew no reason
not to eat them. The Elves just thought (even as much as it defies reason) that the Petty-Dwarves were animals. However, you do have a good point about the toughness of Elves.
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We do not even know what was the ‘telling’ which finally stopped the hunting.
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On the other hand, they’ve stopped of their own accord, and [as I believe] quite soon – feat quite commendable.
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Ummm...yes we do. The "telling" was done by the Dwarves of Nogord and Belegost who explained to the Elves (probably using small words and talking very slowly) what the Petty-Dwarves were. The Elves did not stop hunting the Petty-Dwarves on their own.
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than what are we arguing about?
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I believe it is because you are trying to defend the Elves from my astonishingly just and accurate charge that the Elves were ignorant dullards.
