But now we see the problems inherent in trying to conform this picture to PJ's alternate Tolkienverse. Since his Elves all look and act like they don't get enough fiber in their diets, trying to get any trace of Tolkien's 'merriment' into them is nigh on impossible.
Not necessarily. Both PJ and GdT have referred to the fact that the world of the Hobbit is more of a Golden Age, that the approaching darkness is not so heavy or immediate as in LotR. That could account for more laid back Elves also.
Alatar wrote:Not necessarily. Both PJ and GdT have referred to the fact that the world of the Hobbit is more of a Golden Age, that the approaching darkness is not so heavy or immediate as in LotR. That could account for more laid back Elves also.
Well, yes. Prancing and tra-la-la-ly would be less appropriate at the council of Elrond than when 13 ragged dwarves and a hobbit show up at your doorstep in times of peace and plenty.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
