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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. Half-elf - Wikipedia

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    Half-elves became known in modern times mainly through J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth writings but have origins in Norse mythology. A half-elf appeared in Lord Dunsany's 1924 book The King of Elfland's Daughter. In Middle-earth, half-elves are the children of Elves and Men, and can

  5. Middle-earth peoples - Wikipedia

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    Tolkien had been fascinated with dragons since childhood, [T 32] and he named four dragons in his Middle-earth writings. Like the Old Norse dragon Fafnir, they are able to speak, and can be subtle of speech. [12] Glaurung, in The Silmarillion, is the Father of Dragons in Tolkien's legendarium, the first of the Fire-drakes of Angband. Tolkien ...

  6. List of Middle-earth characters - Wikipedia

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    Formed the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with Elendil, and fell in combat against Sauron's forces. Glorfindel: Noldorin elf-lord notable for his death and resurrection within Tolkien's legendarium. Gimli: Dwarven member of the Fellowship of the Ring and a major character in The Lord of the Rings.

  7. Tolkien's moral dilemma - Wikipedia

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    The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey notes that in the Middle English source, the South English Legendary from c. 1250, which he presumes Tolkien must have read, Elves appear on Earth and in the Earthly Paradise, leaving a puzzle as to whether they had souls. Since they could not leave the world, the answer was no; but given that they did not ...

  8. Today's Wordle Hint, Answer for #1256 on Tuesday, November 26 ...

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    Today's Wordle Answer for #1256 on Tuesday, November 26, 2024. Today's Wordle answer on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, is WITCH. How'd you do? Next: Catch up on other Wordle answers from this week.

  9. Elrond - Wikipedia

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    Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium.Both of his parents, Eärendil and Elwing, were half-elven, having both Men and Elves as ancestors.