Tolkien divided the Elves into several groups ... Later, their descendants formed the Silvan Elves, or Wood Elves, who inhabited Lothlórien and Mirkwood. These Elves had simpler lifestyles ...

Elijah Wood, Sean Astin and the core cast of Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy are ... criticized casting people of color as Elves, Dwarves and Harfoots, among other fictional ...

Monaghan appeared alongside Wood, Boyd and Bloom in LOTR as hobbits Merry, Frodo and Pippin, and elf Legolas in the original film franchise, which ran from 2001 to 2003. The cast also featured in ...