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In Tolkien's legendarium, Elves have a pregnancy that lasts about a year. By the age of 1, Elves can speak, walk and dance. Puberty and full height are attained at around their fiftieth to one hundredth year, when they stop aging physically. [1] Elves marry freely, monogamously, only once, and for love early in life; adultery is unthinkable. [1]
Elves were certainly often seen as a cause of illness, and indeed the English word oaf seems to have originated as a form of elf: the word elf came to mean 'changeling left by an elf' and then, because changelings were noted for their failure to thrive, to its modern sense 'a fool, a stupid person; a large, clumsy man or boy'. [167]
[T 10] In the same letter, Tolkien goes on to say that the elves had very little in common with elves or fairies of Europe, and that they really represent men with greater artistic ability, beauty and a longer life span. In his writings, an Elven bloodline was the only real claim to 'nobility' that the Men of Middle-earth could have.
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.
Extremely powerful, wholly evil; [3] able to corrupt any being of power such as an Elf-lord, King of Men, or Wizard; controlled all other Rings of power; conferred invisibility [T 12] [T 8] Effects on all who come close to the Ring The Palantíri: Stones of Seeing, made by Elves of Valinor, allow thoughts to be "transferred between wills" [T 23 ...
Hödekin – (German) elf like spirit who used to work for a bishop, but eventually came to do several horrific acta to the point that the bishop decided to exorcise him from his home. Hulder – Seductive forest creature found in Scandinavian folklore. Hyter – (English) a lesser known type of fairy who disguise themselves as birds.
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The Rings of Power are magical artefacts in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, most prominently in his high fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.The One Ring first appeared as a plot device, a magic ring in Tolkien's children's fantasy novel, The Hobbit; Tolkien later gave it a backstory and much greater power.