Summary
An exploration of Elven nature and marital customs as recorded in historical lore.
Elven Morality Regarding Marriage
Highlights
The Nature of Elven Union
Despite various evils present in their history, there is no record of Elves taking another's spouse by force. This behavior was fundamentally against their nature; any individual subjected to such coercion would have chosen to reject bodily life and depart for Mandos.
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Original text
But among all these evils there is no record of any among the Elves that took another’s spouse by force; for this was wholly against their nature, and one so forced would have rejected bodily life and passed to Mandos