From:	Tuvyah@***.COM
Subject:	Re: greetings and the search for Excalibur
Date:	Sun, 25 May 1997 04:47:42 -0400

>>Tolkien really created the notion of the elf as a fair, tall, thin etc. . .
Myth, on the other hand, generally regarded elves as fairies/sprites/etc.
Short, childlike, fair, thin, but definitely not tall.

Perhaps 'tis ye're thinkin' of the wee leprechauns and all, darlin'. ;-)
I.e., late Irish myth. Shakespeare's Oberon and Titania were human-sized, and
the Tuatha De Danann were no midgets. I believe that Norse Vanir were the
source of Tolkien's elves (but I'm not certain).

and kris@*******.COM (Kris Hamilton) wrote:
>> I'm guessing from the Tom Dowd stories that Harlequin is the 'Last Knight
> of the Crying Spire' mentioned in the last item of Dunkelzahn's will....

I hadn't read the book. Now from things my GM has hinted, I know more than I
wanted. When discussing plot stuff, consider using a "spoiler space". Not a
flame, just a request. ;-) Welcome to the list. Oh, wait, that's Bull's
job....

Smilin' Ted