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<blockquote data-quote="durath" data-source="post: 402359" data-attributes="member: 832">found oneMy previous post was a bit off. It seems that Eol was the one neamed &quot;dark elf&quot;. His son was Maeglin which means &quot;sharp glance&quot;. In any case in the chapter, &quot;of Maeglin&quot; in the Silmarillion it gives a vivid descpription of the son of Eol and Aredhel. &quot;As Maeglin grew to full stature he resembled in face and form rather his kindred of the Noldor, but in mood and mind he was the son of his father. His words were few save in matters that touched him near, and then his voice had a power to move those that heard him and to overthrow those who withstood him. He was tall and black haired; his eyes were dark, yet bright and keen as the eyes of the Noldor, and his skin white.&quot;From this passage you could argue that the Noldor had, for the most part, dark hair since it states that &quot;in face and form&quot; Maeglin resembled his Noldorin ancestry.In any case, chalk up one more dark haired elf!!!!Edit: I always forget to answer the original question of a thread.Nope, all the blonde elves didn't bother me. Legolas is never described one way or the other and I was under the impression that most of the elves of Lorien were blonde. It was a little strange but I feel it also added a bit to the otherworldly nature of the elves.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="durath, post: 402359, member: 832"] [b]found one[/b] My previous post was a bit off. It seems that Eol was the one neamed "dark elf". His son was Maeglin which means "sharp glance". In any case in the chapter, "of Maeglin" in the Silmarillion it gives a vivid descpription of the son of Eol and Aredhel. "As Maeglin grew to full stature he resembled in face and form rather his kindred of the Noldor, but in mood and mind he was the son of his father. His words were few save in matters that touched him near, and then his voice had a power to move those that heard him and to overthrow those who withstood him. He was tall and black haired; his eyes were dark, yet bright and keen as the eyes of the Noldor, and his skin white." From this passage you could argue that the Noldor had, for the most part, dark hair since it states that "in face and form" Maeglin resembled his Noldorin ancestry. In any case, chalk up one more dark haired elf!!!! Edit: I always forget to answer the original question of a thread. Nope, all the blonde elves didn't bother me. Legolas is never described one way or the other and I was under the impression that most of the elves of Lorien were blonde. It was a little strange but I feel it also added a bit to the otherworldly nature of the elves. [/QUOTE]

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