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It is precisely because of the letter from Tolkien that is cited that I wonder that this subject is at all controversial. Tolkien stated it; it is so. I could see the topic being debated before the publication of Letters or before the volume became well-known.Earendil wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:11 pmThis is a controversial topic and there are differing opinions all over the place. I don't want to derail the thread (too late!) so I'll just say I agree with the Tolkien Society: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/faq/#ears
Well, there are arguments about whether Tolkien meant that his elves had pointed ears or was just referring to the common perception of elves as having pointed ears. For the contrary viewpoint see here: http://middle-earth.xenite.org/do-tolki ... inty-ears/Otaku-sempai wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:54 pmIt is precisely because of the letter from Tolkien that is cited that I wonder that this subject is at all controversial. Tolkien stated it; it is so. I could see the topic being debated before the publication of Letters or before the volume became well-known.Earendil wrote: ↑Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:11 pmThis is a controversial topic and there are differing opinions all over the place. I don't want to derail the thread (too late!) so I'll just say I agree with the Tolkien Society: https://www.tolkiensociety.org/author/faq/#ears
Of course the comments are closed on the blog so Martinez can't be contradicted.OF THE ELVES
The Elves far back in the Elder Days became divided into two main branches: The West-elves (the Eldar and the East-elves. Of the latter kind were most of the elven-folk of Mirkwood and Lórien; but their languages do not appear in this history, in which all the Elvish names and words are of Eldarin form.
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