Return to J.R.R. Tolkien main page Talk directly to Gollum Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) Bilbo Baggins Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) Elrond Half-Elven Arwen Evenstar (Liv Tyler) Trivia (click here): JImaPXQYi Help rescue Gandalf the Grey (Ian McKellen) from slavery! (click here) Books-Commentary - J.R.R. Tolkien Were the Elves Environmental Hypocrites? The Elves lived on flets, or in homes built in trees. These flets and home were made of... wood. If the Elves loved trees so much, why did they cut'm down? And don't make the argument they only used discarded twigs and dead trees, that wouldn't have been enough.... Click here to post a message        Shroombloom posts on 8/8/2009 5:10:54 PM Ugh - to think of the little fellers hovelin in a alum 14 by 42 . . .        staby posts on 7/25/2008 11:49:32 PM that wouldn't have been enough? do you have any idea on what the time frame we're talking about hear is? they would have been able to biuld that with dead trees if they had wanted. also, what where they supposed to do, biuld a huge quarry and mine some stone, putting a huge scar in the landscape?        Madeline posts on 10/24/2006 8:04:00 PM What a ridiculous suggestion! This shouldn't even be a board.        The commentator James Miller posts on 10/24/2006 2:31:47 PM Being environmentally friendly isnt about not using stuff since everything ultimately comes from natural sources. It's about using only what you need, not being greedy and planning and providing for the needs of future human and other living beings. Thanks        posts on 8/12/2006 1:49:50 PM The forests were given to be used. the elves used them, and made sure they were not destroyed or anything. by makeing the flets, they used the wood, not destroying the forest as long as they didn't use too much. (besides, i like elves and don't want their name slandered.)        posts on 7/21/2006 6:34:10 AM oh yes! i sooo agreee with you aka myself! does noone come on here anymore? BBYYEE!        posts on 5/14/2006 12:19:07 PM i agree with askywalker! i love elves they are great,what more is there to say?        random_one posts on 11/18/2005 10:15:54 PM the elves are hyporcrytes. maybe not environmentaly, but in ever other way. And the elves do possibly use more wood than just bare necessity, but they are still far more environmentaly concious than men, preferint to live in simple structures in woods rather than great halls in cities.        aliciaskywalker posts on 7/14/2005 8:32:45 AM That is just spoiling the whole image of the elves, you annoying person! Anyway, the elves probably understood that sometimes to make life you have to take it first (a philosophical thought from me).        The commentator AoLe52 posts on 7/13/2005 8:36:43 PM I dont see how there envirometalist hypocrits, they use the wood sparingly and apreitiatively (forgive me, my spelling uscks lol). Also, the Valar's flag's leaf stand for the original tree of Valinor of which all of the spledour and beauty of Middle Earth came from. And NO!!! the elves were not running away from Middle Earth but merely felt that there time to go back to Valimar had come. Click here to post a message Other Recent J.R.R. 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