Re: Waning Friendship between Elves and Dwarves

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Here is something interesting I notice.  In "A Journey in the Dark"
> there is the following exchange:
> 
>         "'Those were happier days, when there was still close friendship
>           at times between folk of different race, even between Dwarves
>           and Elves'
> 
>           'It was not the fault of the Dwarves that the friendship waned,'
>           said Gimli.
> 
>           'I have not heard that it was the fault of the Elves', said 
>            Legolas.
>          
>           'I have heard both,' said Gandalf; 'and I will not give
judgement now."
> 
> The happier days were sometime in the second age.  So what had happened
> in the meanwhile that would cause the friendship between the Dwarves
> and Elves to wane?  Obviously Celebrimbor and his people were wiped
> out by Sauron, but it does not seem that would be attributed to either
> the Dwarves or Elves.  What else happened in that time span that
> may have legitimately been either the fault of the Elves or Dwarves?

i could point out hollin and the first war of the rings and rest of appendix b
but i doubt i can write anything that would staisfy yu