The LR illustrations Tolkien almost approved - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

jallanite · 12-17-2014, 09:52 AM

I notice that in the pictures on the web, the figures are too far away to see clearly or have hair covering their ears. It appears that the question of whether Tolkien’s Elves were supposed to have pointed ears in the period when Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings will still not be answered. Even if some of the pictures show Elvish ears, that will not indicate that they were among the pictures that Tolkien saw. Or possibly Tolkien was being polite.

For more illustrations, see http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...y-fairburn.php .

12-17-2014, 09:52 AM	#12
jallanite Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Toronto Posts: 479	I notice that in the pictures on the web, the figures are too far away to see clearly or have hair covering their ears. It appears that the question of whether Tolkien’s Elves were supposed to have pointed ears in the period when Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings will still not be answered. Even if some of the pictures show Elvish ears, that will not indicate that they were among the pictures that Tolkien saw. Or possibly Tolkien was being polite. For more illustrations, see http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/...y-fairburn.php .