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Originally Posted by Galadriel
I thought Tolkien said that no elf had completely black hair
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He did... at one point
Words, Phrases, Passages (p. 155):
'The Noldor were generally hróva or morna' [these Elvish words are noted]
'morna black of hair: hróva 'dark, dark brown'
In another entry JRRT seemed to think absolute black was not the case (same source):
'The predominant colour of Noldorin hair was very dark brown (no Elf had absolute black hair: morna)' I note here that Tolkien used
morna, the word used in the previous citation.
But even if this entry is later than the first, it appears possible that JRRT revised that no Elf was black of hair, as in
The Shibboleth of Feanor (dated 1968 or later), for example, Finwe has 'black' hair (note 19). Or concerning Urundil (note 61):
'His hair was not as dark or black as was that of most of the Noldor, but brown, and had glints of coppery red in it.'
So it's all very clear... ah, I guess
