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Old 07-03-2002, 05:10 PM   #12
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but I don't think there is any evidence in the books to suggest that Elves had pointy ears to begin with.
Aside from the other contribution in this thread about elf ears, I have found this: From the Letters of JRRT: 27
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I picture a fairly human figure, not a kind of 'fairy' rabbit as some of my British reviewers seem to fancy: fattish in the stomach, shortish in the leg. A round, jovial face; ears only slightly pointed and 'elvish'
I think that their ears would be a little pointed.
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