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06-18-2007, 04:51 AM | #1 |
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Visible differences between Elf and Human?
I always though Elves were supposed to look like tall humans or something - tall humans with long hair and little androgenic hair.
However, there's something about them that still makes them look special; do you know of anything? |
06-18-2007, 05:25 AM | #2 | |
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Their beauty is given as one of the Elven characteristics. And if I recall correctly, the light in their eyes.
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06-18-2007, 07:58 AM | #3 | |
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Oh, thanks for your info. I always loved the Elven style. Also, I don't like thinking of Elves as having pointy ears, because they aren't really supposed to be *Elves*, but rather a kind of human race with different characteristics. Last edited by Peter_20 : 06-18-2007 at 07:59 AM. |
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06-19-2007, 05:15 PM | #5 |
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Tolkien never said 'pointy' though, so it's a moot point.
There is a definite implication - at least, I perceive there to be one, but I'm not being as scholarly about it nowadays as I would have in the past - that Elves and Humans aren't really physically or biologically different. This is indicated in, frex, that the two can crossbreed without difficult, and in that human and elven children look alike. So Elves and Humans undergo a divergence as they age, and their spirits adapt their respective bodies in preparation for different fates - I think that's in Laws and Customs, but I can't recall offhand. It does seem like Elves are more distinguished by their superficial features - eyes, voice, and hair, complexion, et cetera. None of the races in Middle Earth fall outside the range of physical possibilities for normal humans, so Elves are pretty much what you'd expect from immortal humans with idealized physical forms.
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