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Curulin · 12-30-2002, 02:42 PM

Hello all.
I've got a qestion about the Elves: When the eldest eves awoke in the east of middle-earth, in Cuivenien, how many were there originally? it seems like there must have been a fair number, as in the silmarillion, it describes the three families of the eldar (Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri) as being hosts, and the number seems to grow into many thousands by the time the Noldor returned to Belariand.
So how quickly do elves reprosuce? Do they wait to have children on average longer than men because of their much longer lives, or do they mature at the same rate?
Also, a related question, what other material is there (except the silmarillion) about Ingwe and the Vanyar, because ive always been curious about them...
Curulin

12-30-2002, 02:42 PM	#1
Curulin Haunting Spirit Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The woods of Orome. Posts: 58	The original Elves Hello all. I've got a qestion about the Elves: When the eldest eves awoke in the east of middle-earth, in Cuivenien, how many were there originally? it seems like there must have been a fair number, as in the silmarillion, it describes the three families of the eldar (Vanyar, Noldor and Teleri) as being hosts, and the number seems to grow into many thousands by the time the Noldor returned to Belariand. So how quickly do elves reprosuce? Do they wait to have children on average longer than men because of their much longer lives, or do they mature at the same rate? Also, a related question, what other material is there (except the silmarillion) about Ingwe and the Vanyar, because ive always been curious about them... Curulin __________________ Well, I'm back.