More females than males? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rina · 03-19-2003, 06:15 PM

I am in the middle of reading The Silmarillion, and have been noticing that there are a lot of elven deaths in the battles. Assuming that all the elven warriors were males, wouldn't this cause there to be a lot more female elves than males, because they are immortal, and can basically only be killed in battle?

I'm not sure that Tolkien addresses this, but if anyone has any information, please let me know.

03-19-2003, 06:15 PM	#1
Rina Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Taniquetil Posts: 18	More females than males? I am in the middle of reading The Silmarillion, and have been noticing that there are a lot of elven deaths in the battles. Assuming that all the elven warriors were males, wouldn't this cause there to be a lot more female elves than males, because they are immortal, and can basically only be killed in battle? I'm not sure that Tolkien addresses this, but if anyone has any information, please let me know. __________________ Rina "God is the Lord, of angels, and of men - and of elves."