Vote up the most heartbreaking lore detail about elves.
The elves are some of the more somber people in general on Middle-Earth but even they have some extra-noticeable heartbreaking moments. These fans have pointed out the lore and moments from the series that stuck with them because of how sad it was.
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Legolas Brought Gimli To Valinor At The End Of His Life
He loses his twin brother to the Gift of Man. His wife was tortured, assaulted, and poisoned by Orcs. His loses his daughter to the Gift of Man, and I think it's implied that his sons might have followed suit. That's a lot of personal loss and pain.
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The Elvish Words During Boromir's Death Are Incredibly Depressing
Banned from the undying lands, estranged from her kin, Galadriel was exiled to Middle-earth, where, for thousands of years, she tried in vain to stave off the corrupting darkness and 'fading.' Through wars and horror and death, she tried to preserve a failing glimmer of something like land of the Valar.
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Galadriel Turning Down The Ring Was Her Giving Up Her Dream
When Frodo finally offered her the one ring, she turned down her last and final chance to take over and transform Middle-Earth into the land of her memory. Instead, she chose to fade, and let go of her hope of aeons.
