July 25, 2002

Fuzzy Elves
Brett C.

Very quick point. Elves are not necessarily naturally beardless. If you jump to the second or third last page on ROTK:The Grey Havens, you wil see that Cirdan the Shipwright, the oldest Elf living in Middle Earth [Galadriel was born in the Undying Lands after the migartion of the Noldor] is described as having a silver beard. This is, I admit, the exception, and possibly a tribute to Tolkien to Cirdan's vast age [easily over 9000 years], but shows they can have beards, though most don't.