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Wood-elves are exactly the elses in The Hobbit. They are Thranduil's race, living in the North, west of the town called Dale during the Middle Earth. They use smaller bows, are lesser in stature than the folk of Lothlorien or Elrond's people, and quite detached from High Elves and the evles of the Gray Havens and Cirdan the Shipwright. Wood Elves are the ones that captured Bilbo's party until Bildo engineered their escape.
Goblins are creatures of pure evil; they are skulking, disgusting, violent monsters akin to the Orcs of LOTR. They eat whatever they can, preferably raw, and they are, in a one-word sum-up: nasty.
In contrast, Hobbits are creatures of nearly pure innocents. They are light-hearted, down-to-earth people who are quite content to keep to themselves, thank you very much. They are small, only around 3'6".
Both creatures live underground, but not because they are similar in any regard besides that.
When The Hobbit was written, I don't think that Tolkien had imagined that the Orcs/Goblins were derived from the Elves. In many ways the Goblins of the Misty Mountains were somewhat to the Silvan Elves of the Woodland Realm:
- They both lived underground
- They both were suspicious of outsiders (especially dwarves)
How they differed:
- Goblins preferred the dark places and shunned daylight, Elves lived underground to avoid detection
- The Elves were beautiful, the goblins ugly
- The Elves only greed was for wine and song, while the Goblins were just plain greedy
This is just on the surface too. Later we are told that the Goblins/Orcs are actually Elves that were twisted and corrupted by Morgoth, Sauron's master.
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What are hobbies that the elves enjoy in The Hobbit?
They are talented craftsmen
In The Hobbit where is the elves' wine made?
In the Hobbit, King Thranduil of Mirkwood, the Wood Elves' king, liked his wine from Dorwinion. His wine was also imported by the Elves of Mirkwood in barrels down the Forest River from Long lake.
Why did the elvish-looking folk disappear when the dwarves went running into their camp?
If you are referring to the book "The Hobbit," we aren't told exactly. We do know that elves and dwarves had a long-standing grudge against each other. But it does seem as if the elves were trying to trap them, or at least to create an excuse for taking them prisoner. The elves in "The Hobbit" were more like the elves in Celtic folklore - silly, tricky, deceitful little fairies - than the regal, mysterious elves in "The Lord of the Rings." Legolas was a Mirkwood elf, one of the people that the dwarves encountered in "The Hobbit," and was not considered the equal of the Lorien elves.
Why were the travelers actually glad to be captured by the Wood-elves in The Hobbit?
They were tired and hungry with no food or water. At least with the elves, they were fed.Because they had lost their way in Mirkwood and were on the brink of starvation.
In the book 'The Hobbit' are the Lake men and the Wood elves relatives?
No. There would be some reference to the Elves and Men mixing there. But there is not. They are separate races, and though they trade, they are not related.
What is the proper name of the king of the woodelves in the hobbit?
The Elven King
Why are the elves considered fantasy in The Hobbit?
In the Hobbit there is no attempt to ratify the existence of elves with the known rationale of the world. therefore they are fantasy.
What are the all of the different races in The Hobbit?
There are the hobbits, men, dwarves and elves. There are also goblins, trolls and giants.
Who are the elves in the hobbit?
The High Elves are those elves that back in the First Age followed the summons of the Valar and sailed from Middle-earth to the Undying Lands. Some of these elves returned later in the First Age to fight against Morgoth and a few of those settled again in Middle-earth. Their native language is Quenya, but they rarely use it. Most often they speak Sindarin. Most of the elves at Rivendell are High Elves. Because the other elves did not fully follow the summons in the First Age, but instead stopped along the way they are considered Lesser Elves. They have a variety of native languages depending on where they stopped and settled. The two most common of these languages are Sindarin and Woodelven. The elves in Mirkwood are a variety of Lesser Elves called Woodelves or Silvan Elves.
What are hobbies that the elves enjoy in The Hobbit?
They are talented craftsmen
How many creatures are in The Hobbit?
There are lots of creatures in The Hobbit. There are hobbits, elves, dwarves, and wizards to begin with...
In The Hobbit where is the elves' wine made?
In the Hobbit, King Thranduil of Mirkwood, the Wood Elves' king, liked his wine from Dorwinion. His wine was also imported by the Elves of Mirkwood in barrels down the Forest River from Long lake.
What was there the forest to fear in The Hobbit?
Spiders, trolls and wood-elves
Who were the people that held captive the dwarves from The Hobbit?
In The Hobbit, they are simply identified as "Wood Elves". Later, they were further identified as being Silvan Elves led by the Sindar, Thranduil (who is the father of Legolas).
Is elven king a person or race in 'The Hobbit'?
The elven king in The Hobbit is the leader of the race of Elves that lived in Mirkwood.
Who was the first hobbit to break tradition by mingling with elves and dwarves?
Bilbo Baggins
Why did the elvish-looking folk disappear when the dwarves went running into their camp?
If you are referring to the book "The Hobbit," we aren't told exactly. We do know that elves and dwarves had a long-standing grudge against each other. But it does seem as if the elves were trying to trap them, or at least to create an excuse for taking them prisoner. The elves in "The Hobbit" were more like the elves in Celtic folklore - silly, tricky, deceitful little fairies - than the regal, mysterious elves in "The Lord of the Rings." Legolas was a Mirkwood elf, one of the people that the dwarves encountered in "The Hobbit," and was not considered the equal of the Lorien elves.
