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Were the Elves meant to depict certain races?
Tolkien's Elves in general went for the brown hair, but they had also noticeable amount of blondes.
This reminds me of some southern / southeastern European peoples, such as Albanian.
Albanian people are known for their beauty, at least this is what my father told me, so i think Tolkien based Elves on Albanian people.
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