I am pretty sure that Tolkien explicitly stated that hair *was* particularly attractive to Elves
I seem to remember reading that too.
I am not so lucky. I know many people who find reading and looking at art tedious, or even foolish, and many other people who think walking through a forest is inconvenient rather than pleasant
Actually I just remembered that I have met someone like that, but he was so uninteresting that I forgot about him completely until he walked past my office a few minutes ago - there may well be others who were equally unmemorable!
I really enjoyed all your stories on ff.net, and if they represent your interpretation of Tolkien's elves, then I guess I agree with your interpretation. I suppose what I was trying to say in my original post was that 'Your elves aren't behaving elvishly enough' isn't a particularly valid criticism in many cases, given the range of behaviour Tolkien wrote.
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I seem to remember reading that too.
I am not so lucky. I know many people who find reading and looking at art tedious, or even foolish, and many other people who think walking through a forest is inconvenient rather than pleasant
Actually I just remembered that I have met someone like that, but he was so uninteresting that I forgot about him completely until he walked past my office a few minutes ago - there may well be others who were equally unmemorable!
I really enjoyed all your stories on ff.net, and if they represent your interpretation of Tolkien's elves, then I guess I agree with your interpretation. I suppose what I was trying to say in my original post was that 'Your elves aren't behaving elvishly enough' isn't a particularly valid criticism in many cases, given the range of behaviour Tolkien wrote.