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Maglor68 · 08-01-2001, 01:24 PM

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This topic is definitely one of Tolkien's enduring mysteries. I would imagine that many of those who eventually came west but were not wiped out in the wars with Melkor and Sauron probably eventually passed over the sea. The implication seems to be that after the war of the ring all of the elves of Rivendale and Lorien went over the sea or dispersed to other elven kingdoms.

If any elves remained in Eriador in the fourth age, they were probably gathered together at the grey havens. Certainly some of Thranduil's folk remained in Mirkwood.

Personally, I like to thing somewhere, far in the eastern reaches of the world, there is still a small community of elves inhabiting the shores of Lake Cuivenen, patiently awaiting the day when Middle Earth would be made whole again.

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08-01-2001, 01:24 PM	#3
Maglor68 Wight Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 112	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Wight Posts: 128</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> <img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg" align=absmiddle> Moriquendi This topic is definitely one of Tolkien's enduring mysteries. I would imagine that many of those who eventually came west but were not wiped out in the wars with Melkor and Sauron probably eventually passed over the sea. The implication seems to be that after the war of the ring all of the elves of Rivendale and Lorien went over the sea or dispersed to other elven kingdoms. If any elves remained in Eriador in the fourth age, they were probably gathered together at the grey havens. Certainly some of Thranduil's folk remained in Mirkwood. Personally, I like to thing somewhere, far in the eastern reaches of the world, there is still a small community of elves inhabiting the shores of Lake Cuivenen, patiently awaiting the day when Middle Earth would be made whole again. </p>