delericho
Legend
But even in Tolkien, the different Elven groups aren't like different races. They're just categorized by where they live, whether they've been West yet or not, their standing with the Valar, how much of a dick they are to mortals, and stuff like that.
Nonetheless, I'm pretty sure that's where D&D gets its distinctions - never mind that the differences can be summed up as "Legolas is a jock; Celeborn is a nerd."