Elves are indeed superior on obvious aspects such as agility, sight, skill, and wisdom. But they are balanced by their weaknesses on other things like what one of you said; they have slower learning abilities than humans. They are also less adaptable to change. Which is why their race seems to be the same for centuries while the human species kept evolving.
One other thing, does anyone know how they multiply?!...
I dont think they are *superior*... they just see themselves as such sometimes 🙄 at least the elves of the first age and before did... they became more modest during the centuries though ^^
Everything has its advantages and disadvantages... elves live longer and hence have more time for things like poetry, songs, crafts etc; their immortality and earth-bound-ness also saves them from problems like illnesses as men have them, and as they have less other problems to worry about, they have enough time to learn more about plants or animals, be more understanding than all mortals, dwarves etc ever will be.
On the other hand, their freedom is kinda limited, they cannot choose as freely as mortals who are masters of their own fate. They live longer, so they have to endure lots of losses and there is no way for them to escape their lives they are given.
Being immortal is a heavy burden to carry... but it doesnt make you superior.
If I was an elf, I think I'd be kinda jealous of Mortals who can do with their lives what they want...
Everything has its advantages and disadvantages... elves live longer and hence have more time for things like poetry, songs, crafts etc; their immortality and earth-bound-ness also saves them from problems like illnesses as men have them, and as they have less other problems to worry about, they have enough time to learn more about plants or animals, be more understanding than all mortals, dwarves etc ever will be.
being immortal would in some sense seem like a curse rather than a gift as mortals would think it...
On the other hand, their freedom is kinda limited, they cannot choose as freely as mortals who are masters of their own fate. They live longer, so they have to endure lots of losses and there is no way for them to escape their lives they are given.
Being immortal is a heavy burden to carry... but it doesnt make you superior.
this i don't understand...how is it that an immortal elf cannot choose freely and how are they not masters of their own fate...their only superiority is in their knowledge which is greater than men...because a skilled mortal can ape the works of elves...but, because they are immortal, their only drawback is that they may lack creativity or compromise to things that are known or unknown...a lack of imagination maybe.
an elf sees points A to B and knows the way...a man sees the same but decides there are other options to the problem in solving it so...