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<blockquote data-quote="Jester David" data-source="post: 6434257" data-attributes="member: 37579">I'm not a Tolkien expert having only read the books a couple times, but it seems pretty darn obvious. The way the elves are presented is wildly different. Just look at the two:<img src="http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Galadriel-o-e1415837502608.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Legolas600ppx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />We have natural fibers, earth tones, and a bow versus ethereal grace. Even if you look at the king of the Mirkwood elves (whom Google tells me is Thranduil) he's in dark colours and wearing a crown of branches and leaves.And then there's their kingdoms:<img src="http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-wallpapers-hd-backgrounds11-e1415837594186.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />vs<img src="http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Lothl-rien-lothlorien-9548725-1181-526-e1415837605395.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />So, yeah, telling the differences is super not hard, not any more than identifying an eladrin or elf from art. The elves are presented almost (but not quite) as different as Rohan and Gondor.The problem is one of naming and high vs grey just doesn't work. But high vs wood works just fine (as would grey and wood for that matter).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jester David, post: 6434257, member: 37579"] I'm not a Tolkien expert having only read the books a couple times, but it seems pretty darn obvious. The way the elves are presented is wildly different. Just look at the two: [img]http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Galadriel-o-e1415837502608.jpg[/img][img]http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Legolas600ppx.jpg[/img] We have natural fibers, earth tones, and a bow versus ethereal grace. Even if you look at the king of the Mirkwood elves (whom Google tells me is Thranduil) he's in dark colours and wearing a crown of branches and leaves. And then there's their kingdoms: [img]http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/the-hobbit-desolation-of-smaug-wallpapers-hd-backgrounds11-e1415837594186.jpg[/img] [B]vs[/B] [img]http://www.5mwd.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Lothl-rien-lothlorien-9548725-1181-526-e1415837605395.jpg[/img] So, yeah, telling the differences is super not hard, not any more than identifying an eladrin or elf from art. The elves are presented almost (but not quite) as different as Rohan and Gondor. The problem is one of naming and high vs grey just doesn't work. But high vs wood works just fine (as would grey and wood for that matter). [/QUOTE]

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