The Sindar

[Biscuit]

I was reading on another thread that people think Thranduil was greedy. Generally there seems to be a similarity between the Sindar in this way. Think about Thingol (who I think Thranduil in the Hobbit is very similar to), he filled his halls with gold and jewels and apparently valued a simaril more than his daughter. Also Oropher (Thranduil's father)had the same sort of personality, in the battle of the last alliance he wouldn't march under Gil-galads banner and charged the gates of Mordor before any signal was given (and died). Generally all the Sindar seem a bit less wise then the Noldor. Even Celeborn , who is Sindar, is a bit like this in LOTR. Could this be because the Noldor went to Valinor and were taught by the Valar, but the Sindar who were part of the Avari weren't?