Why did the Dwarves fight the elves in The Hobbit?

The dwarves’ cause was noble; they wanted to protect their kin, their hard-earned treasure and their pride. The dwarves would have fought with full strength to do their duties. They would have killed a lot of men and elves.

Are hobbits half elf and half dwarf?

Tolkien is saying here that there were two human-elf pairings in the backstory to the Lord of the Rings. One between Lúthien and Beren and another between Idril and Tuor. Both Arwen and Aragorn are descendants of one of these pairings. By that standard, perhaps, hobbits are humans—just short ones.

Are there two types of elves in The Hobbit?

The Teleri were the slowest of the groups as they were drawn to what they had seen and encountered in the western and southern parts of Middle-earth. This caused them to separate into several different groups, such as the Nandor who became Wood-elves of the Wilderland and later the Beleriand.

Are hobbits and Dwarves the same?

Hobbits are a bit shorter than Dwarves. They are between two and four feet tall, the average height being three feet six inches. Like the Dwarves, Hobbits are mortal, but they are thought to be related to Men rather than being a completely separate race. Hobbits have an average lifespan of 100 years.

Why do elves hate Dwarves?

But while the antagonistic nature of Legolas and Gimli’s relationship is central to The Lord of the Rings, the actual reason for the Elf-Dwarf feud is mostly glossed over. These words and the smiths’ greed spark a battle within Thingol’s capital and only two dwarves survive the clash.

Can elves have babies with humans?

Elves can have children and they reproduce the same way as the Men in The Lord of the Rings.

Can hobbits swim?

They had an affinity for water, dwelt mostly beside rivers, and were the only hobbits to use boats and swim. Males were able to grow beards. Many hobbits of Buckland and the Marish in the Shire were Stoors.

Can Elves have babies?

Elves typically have four children or fewer. After their time of children, the desire to procreate soon ceases. They turn their powers of body and mind to other tasks and arts. Nonetheless, they cherish the days of bearing and raising children as the happiest times of their lives.

Is Gandalf an elf?

He was known by many names during the long years he wandered: Elves named him Mithrandir, the “Grey Pilgrim”, while the men of Arnor named him Gandalf, which became his most common name. He was also known as Incánus (in the south), and Tharkûn to the Dwarves.

What is the difference between dwarves and elves?

Elves are tall and slender, Dwarves are short and stout. Making a physical difference like this is a common way to point out that the two groups are meant as a foil of one another. Elves use swords or bows (or both), weapons requiring flexibility and precision, representations of elegance. Elegance is power.

Do elves and dwarves really-real?

So dwarves are real and a separate race; elves are real and constitute a type of Human situated somewhere between fully-divine God and Men – this is consistent with the mythical fact that elves and men can interbreed and produce viable (half-elven) offspring – but not Men and dwarves.

Is ‘dwarves’ a plural of ‘dwarf’?

Dwarfs is a noun. It is the plural form of dwarf, where dwarf is either a human with genetically-based unusual short stature, or a creature who appears in fantasy literature.