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Orald · 02-27-2001, 06:13 AM

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I was discussing the legitamacy of 144 original elves with someone in another forum. They seemed to think that since this is found in HoME it is irrelevant. They went on to state how impossible it would be to have only 144 elves, creating at most 72 couples. I tried to do some numbers in my head, and it worked for me. The point I am getting to is, do you think that number could serve as canon for LotR and such?

It seems fate is not without a sense of irony.</p>

02-27-2001, 06:13 AM	#1
Orald Shadow of Malice Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: right behind you Posts: 843	144 <font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Shadow of Malice Posts: 615</TD><TD><img src=http://www.fingolfin.com/JRRT.gif WIDTH=60 HEIGHT=60></TD></TR></TABLE> I was discussing the legitamacy of 144 original elves with someone in another forum. They seemed to think that since this is found in HoME it is irrelevant. They went on to state how impossible it would be to have only 144 elves, creating at most 72 couples. I tried to do some numbers in my head, and it worked for me. The point I am getting to is, do you think that number could serve as canon for LotR and such? It seems fate is not without a sense of irony.</p>