Elven childs

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Elven childs

We know how elves were create (see Silmarillion) but anyone saw or ear about elven or dwarf childs. I know that maybe there are not space for elven childs or teenagers stories in Middle-Earth, but with so much information gave us by Tolkien where are they?

Even that the creation of te elf race was similar to the creation of orc race, both created by the Valar - Manwe (elves) and Melkor/Morgoth (orcs) I can't believe that they have the same process of birth...

I can't believe that an elf born like an orc - example of the Uruk-hai in LOTR wich I think its similar to the birth of common orcs.

So where are the elven childs in JRRT books...or there aren't elven childs?

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There are
Tolkien writes (in the Lay of the Children of Húrin, I think) that elven children looked exactly like human children (except perhaps for more leaf-shaped ears and details like that), only that human children grew old faster.
As far as I know there were also born the same way as Men were 🙂

The elves were made by Ilúvatar
Tolkien stated that Valar cannot create new life, and the orcs arent a totally new race - they are just like the shadows of Elves (or Men)

ooops 😮 Thanks again I forgot Eru. Better to read Valaquenta again 😉

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(about the orcs... there are several different theories (by Tolkien) how the orcs were created... in one version they're elves in one men ... but in the story of Adreth men are also just elves... 😕 )

it's clearly stated in the Silmarillion that orcs are tortured Elves that were bred by Melkor.

In the Sil, yes.
Ok that should be right for all M-E as its the last "official" thing
But Tolkien changed that a lot

Even the Sil is not perfect and the other possibilities are for example discussed in the History.

the why dont you see pregnant elves?