In The Hobbit they are portrayed as rather silly, singing people. Elrond comes across as very learned and knowledgeable. Their serious side really doesn't come out until the Lord of the Rings.
In the Hobbit there is no attempt to ratify the existence of elves with the known rationale of the world. therefore they are fantasy.
They are talented craftsmen
There are lots of creatures in The Hobbit. There are hobbits, elves, dwarves, and wizards to begin with...
In the Hobbit, King Thranduil of Mirkwood, the Wood Elves' king, liked his wine from Dorwinion. His wine was also imported by the Elves of Mirkwood in barrels down the Forest River from Long lake.
The Silmarillion talks about the history of the elves in the early ages. (it's like the book of elves, elvish book of history)
If you are referring to the book "The Hobbit," we aren't told exactly. We do know that elves and dwarves had a long-standing grudge against each other. But it does seem as if the elves were trying to trap them, or at least to create an excuse for taking them prisoner. The elves in "The Hobbit" were more like the elves in Celtic folklore - silly, tricky, deceitful little fairies - than the regal, mysterious elves in "The Lord of the Rings." Legolas was a Mirkwood elf, one of the people that the dwarves encountered in "The Hobbit," and was not considered the equal of the Lorien elves.
Spiders, trolls and wood-elves
In The Hobbit, they are simply identified as "Wood Elves". Later, they were further identified as being Silvan Elves led by the Sindar, Thranduil (who is the father of Legolas).
The elven king in The Hobbit is the leader of the race of Elves that lived in Mirkwood.
Yes they are. They are a species created by the dark lord Melkor (aka Morgoth) either a failed attempt to create beings like the elves, or, bred from elves mutilated by magic.
are you talking about the elve trolls they are ugly i havent watched it but i really do i reaserched online and thats what i heard
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