(Along the same lines, I've wondered also about the deterioration of their buildings and how they manage that.)
I believe it's by regularly having Kinslayings, fleeing the continent, and then having to rebuild, only to be chased and hounded from settlement to settlement by angry relatives. This method also provides plentiful opportunities to redecorate a room that's just lost its oomph over the years.
One of the essays in HoMe--and I can't remember which!--talks about how the Elves didn't generally record things in books.
There's probably a fascinating story in there about a culture wavering in the liminal area between oral and written.
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Date: 2005-10-19 08:11 pm (UTC)I believe it's by regularly having Kinslayings, fleeing the continent, and then having to rebuild, only to be chased and hounded from settlement to settlement by angry relatives. This method also provides plentiful opportunities to redecorate a room that's just lost its oomph over the years.
One of the essays in HoMe--and I can't remember which!--talks about how the Elves didn't generally record things in books.
There's probably a fascinating story in there about a culture wavering in the liminal area between oral and written.