[Mithalwen]

I wonder how much arrogance and how much keeping clear due to unfortunate track records... or course the hobbits, and increasingly most mortal men haven't made much study of elves either though that is generally regarded as ignorance rather than arrogance - and of course the elves have rather more time at their disposal. The rohirrim regard Lorien with gread superstition and suspicion and have done for a long time if the story of Cirion and Eorl is an indicator and Boromir seems more of their mind though of course he had his own reasons for feeling uneasy under Galadriel's gaze. Only exceptional men even among the highborn other than the Northern Dunedain, seem to have a knowledge of Elves, Denethor, Faramir, Imrahil..