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  2. Elves in fiction - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955) became extremely popular and was extensively imitated. His elves have formed the view of elves in modern fantasy like no other singular source. In the 1960s and afterwards, elves similar to those in Tolkien's novels became staple, non-human characters, in high fantasy works and in fantasy role ...

  3. Elves in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    The framework for J. R. R. Tolkien's conception of his Elves, and many points of detail in his portrayal of them, is thought by Haukur Þorgeirsson to have come from the survey of folklore and early modern scholarship about elves (álfar) in Icelandic tradition in the introduction to Íslenzkar þjóðsögur og æfintýri ('Icelandic legends and fairy tales').

  4. List of weapons and armour in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien stated that the styles of the Bayeux Tapestry fitted the Rohirrim "well enough". [T 20] Body armour in Tolkien's fiction is mainly in the form of mail or scale shirts, in keeping with Ancient and Early Medieval periods of history. [2] In contrast, the Lord of the Rings film trilogy features later medieval plate armour suits. [15]

  5. Tolkien's impact on fantasy - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien was not the first author to create fictional worlds, as George MacDonald and H. Rider Haggard had done so, and were praised for their "mythopoeic" gifts by Tolkien's friend and fellow-Inkling C. S. Lewis. [19] Tolkien however went much further, spending many years developing what has been called a mythology for England, starting in 1914.

  6. Death and immortality in Middle-earth - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien's Elves remain unwearied with age. They can recover from wounds which would be fatal to a Man, but can be killed in battle. Spirits of dead Elves go to the Halls of Mandos in Valinor, a sort of Earthly Paradise, for an afterlife. After a period of rest that serves as "cleansing", their spirits are clothed in bodies identical to their ...

  7. Middle-earth peoples - Wikipedia

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    The fictional races and peoples that appear in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy world of Middle-earth include the seven listed in Appendix F of The Lord of the Rings: Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits, Ents, Orcs and Trolls, as well as spirits such as the Valar and Maiar.

  8. Category:Fictional elves - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to elves that originate in fiction rather than folklore or mythology. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. H.

  9. Lothlórien - Wikipedia

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    In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Lothlórien or Lórien is the fairest realm of the Elves remaining in Middle-earth during the Third Age.It is ruled by Galadriel and Celeborn from their city of tree houses at Caras Galadhon.

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