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Old 09-03-2008, 03:26 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc View Post
I am not too familiar with the original concepts (better ask somebody who is more familiar with the History of Middle-Earth books), however, I am pretty sure that Tolkien meant simply Elves and the sub-species, or how should it be called, Noldor, were originally labeled as "Gnomes".
Yes, that's what I meant. They were always Elves, but "Gnomes" was the name of their particular tribe. It's used interchangeably with "Noldor" even in later texts.
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