Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves

Re:Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves by marcus_holmes on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:22AM (#22465100)

Moorcock famously despised Tolkien's work. I always wonder if he invented Melnibone to be "how elves would really turn out"

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Re:Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves by jpgleeson on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:42AM (#22465296)

Moorcock also has denied that the Melniboneans are elves. To him "elves are the little things that you'll find in gardens or in rings in the countryside". There's a good, recent interview here where he talks about this and his opinion of Tolkien, which I wouldn't quite call despising it:

https://appendixnbookclub.com/2019/12/02/an-interview-with-m...

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Re:Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Tolkien Elves by grawprog on Monday March 02, 2020 @08:11PM (#22470897)

I always took them to be more of a parody almost a fuck you to tolkiens elves.

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