Post by Uri on Jul 30, 2004 11:57:44 GMT -5
Hi people!!
I'm Oriol or Uri, from Barcelona; sorry if my english is not very good. First of all let me thank you for doing this forum, I've seen some messages and it looks You're great experts on Tolkien's books!!!. Well, I like a lot the books of Tolkien but actually I'm not an expert I've read LOTR and The Hobbit.
I have an important question. I've a discussion with a friend. He is sure that Tolkien said or insinuated that elves have pointed ears, and they have an influence of the elves of the Nordic Mithology. I think that the pointed ears were invented by the painters, as an easy way to distinguish an elve and a handsome and tall human. Tolkien used to do very elaborated descriptions and I've never read that elves have pointed ears;
I don't think that we can explain it by the nordic mithology because tolkien's handsome and tall elves were very different than nordic funny and little elves.
Can somebody tell me his/her opinion? Can somebody demostrate me that they have pointed ears?!
Thank you!
I'm Oriol or Uri, from Barcelona; sorry if my english is not very good. First of all let me thank you for doing this forum, I've seen some messages and it looks You're great experts on Tolkien's books!!!. Well, I like a lot the books of Tolkien but actually I'm not an expert I've read LOTR and The Hobbit.
I have an important question. I've a discussion with a friend. He is sure that Tolkien said or insinuated that elves have pointed ears, and they have an influence of the elves of the Nordic Mithology. I think that the pointed ears were invented by the painters, as an easy way to distinguish an elve and a handsome and tall human. Tolkien used to do very elaborated descriptions and I've never read that elves have pointed ears;
I don't think that we can explain it by the nordic mithology because tolkien's handsome and tall elves were very different than nordic funny and little elves.Can somebody tell me his/her opinion? Can somebody demostrate me that they have pointed ears?!
Thank you!
enjoy the forum. Your English is pretty good, by the way.