Races of men and real world counterparts? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lobelia · 01-03-2004, 07:02 PM

Numenor sank, remember? :-) So it's not Ireland. In fact, it's meant to be Atlantis - Tolkien said so. So the Dunedain are Atlantean by descent. As for fair-haired Elves, I think it's only Galadriel's bunch, her family's House tended to fair hair, but as far as I know - and correct me if I'm wrong here - they mostly are dark and grey-eyed, eg Elrond and his daughter. They follow a different route from Men anyway - "awakened" somewhere on ME before the sun and moon were created, I forget where, then invited to the Undying Lands - and we all know, I assume, what happened after that - Feanor sulking over the Silmarils, leading a bunch of rebels off back to ME, etc.

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01-03-2004, 07:02 PM	#7
Lobelia Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 150	Numenor sank, remember? :-) So it's not Ireland. In fact, it's meant to be Atlantis - Tolkien said so. So the Dunedain are Atlantean by descent. As for fair-haired Elves, I think it's only Galadriel's bunch, her family's House tended to fair hair, but as far as I know - and correct me if I'm wrong here - they mostly are dark and grey-eyed, eg Elrond and his daughter. They follow a different route from Men anyway - "awakened" somewhere on ME before the sun and moon were created, I forget where, then invited to the Undying Lands - and we all know, I assume, what happened after that - Feanor sulking over the Silmarils, leading a bunch of rebels off back to ME, etc.