"Do not speak to me of dragon fire"

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Zigûr

Seems like a classic case of "we don't understand Tolkien's complex/believable characterisation so we made up an over-the-top silly one ourselves."

Yup.

The thing is, the Elves in Mirkwood weren't isolated at all. They had a thriving trade with Lake-town. Their problem was specifically with Dwarves.

Never mind. Silly me with my book-readin' and all.