August 12, 2024

What are Tolkien’s Elves REALLY Like??

25 minutes

Recently a minor controversy erupted on X/Twitter regarding comments by Ismael Cruz Cordova, who plays Arondir in Amazon’s “Rings of Power” series, to the effect that he was trying to be the most Elven character he could be. Of course the critics said he wasn’t, and defenders said he was. But what were Tolkien’s elves really like?

Turns out Arondir (and practically ever other elf in any visual adaptation) is miles away.

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