Why didn't the Elves help Lord of the Rings?

The Lord of the Rings (creative franchise): In the backstory to The Hobbit, why didn't the Elves help the Dwarves? If you mean help fight Smaug when he attacked — they would have gotten killed. If you mean take in the Dwarves when they fled Erebor — the Dwarves are too proud for that.
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Why did the Elves not help LOTR?

The main reason that the Elves did not help at Minas Tirith or the Black Gate was that the Elven realms were under attack at the same time. In the chapter "The Passing of the Grey Company" from The Return of the King, Gimli asks Legolas why he had not called on his own people for help.
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Why everyone hates Elves in Lord of the Rings?

Numenor: Elves were once our allies, now we hates them, they are going to take our jobs and rule our kingdom! Southerners: Elves have been watching over us and we hate them. Dwarves: Elves are stupid.
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Why did the dwarves not help in Lord of the Rings?

Because of this they're essentially considered a lesser species in Middle-Earth, according to King Durin III in Rings of Power. This animosity and prejudice might be why the dwarves didn't feel the need to aid the men and elves during The Lord of the Rings, even though they were also fighting Sauron.
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Why were the Elves not corrupted by the ring?

The rings were distributed to men and dwarves after Sauron took them from the elves of Eregion. The remaining three, the most powerful, had been made without Sauron's aid, so they were not corrupted by him.
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What happened to the dwarves after The Hobbit?

Why is Galadriel corrupted?

Galadriel's possession of the ring would have made her a powerful evil force, as her desire to be adored would corrupt her. Despite her power, Galadriel couldn't match Sauron's ability to wield the One Ring, and it would have ultimately turned against her.
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Why was Aragorn not corrupted by the Ring?

Aragorn faced the temptation of the One Ring and turned it away because it was the right thing to do.
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Why is Gimli the only Dwarf in LOTR?

Simply put, he was the only one available. There were only two dwarves at the council of Elrond, Gimli and his father Gloin. The Dwarves were fighting Sauron's forces constantly in their own campaign and couldn't spare many. Gloin was also much older now, it was absolutely his son's turn to go on a big journey.
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Is Gimli the last Dwarf?

Though Gimli has no children, he is not the last Dwarf of Middle-earth. After the fall of Sauron, his people continued to thrive in the Lonely Mountain. Gimli made his home in Rohan, in the Glittering Caves of Aglarond, and many of his kinsfolk came with him.
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Was Smaug the last dragon?

Described as a "long-worm", although this imprecise term seems to be more of an expression rather than a separate taxonomic group. Smaug — the last great dragon of Middle-earth, slain by Bard of Esgaroth.
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Why doesn't gimli trust Elves?

The Elves always believed themselves to be superior to the Dwarves, and so few questioned that assumption. Dwarves believed that Elves were all arrogant and entitled, and assumed that it wasn't worth their time to engage with them.
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Are Legolas and Gimli together?

Lord of the Rings: Legolas Basically Married Gimli. Legolas and Gimli's relationship is strong in The Lord of the Rings, even though it wasn't explicitly romantic in Tolkien's source material. The members of the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings forge an unbreakable bond while on their mission to destroy the One Ring ...
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Why doesn't Númenor like Elves?

For The Rings of Power, Númenórian hatred of Elves built over time out of jealously for their immortality. In The Silmarillion, Tolkien outlines the downfall of Númenor as a slow burn that began with the Ban of the Valar, which entailed the first Númenórians agreeing to never sail west toward Valinor.
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Who was the last elf to leave Middle-earth?

At that time, Círdan would abandon the Grey Havens and finally travel the Straight Road himself. On some unknown date, he sailed west aboard the Last Ship with his kinsman Celeborn, but when he did so, he took with him the last living memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth.
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Why didn't Elves help Dwarves?

They were especially suspicious of dwarves, partly because of arguments about who owned what treasure, and partly because of the emergence of a Balrog in Moria, for which the elves generally blamed the dwarves.
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Why can't humans go to Valinor?

Originally Answered: LOTR: why can elves go to Valinor, and not humans? Because Men are closely tied to Melkor. The Valar identify much more closely with the Elves than with Men. The Elves, like the Valar, are immortal.
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Who is older Legolas or Gimli?

Well, we don't really know how old Legolas is, not in canon. But certainly he is much older than Gimli. But to a dwarf's eyes (and to be fair, our own) he looks younger. And in terms of lifespan, Gimli has lived far more of his own life than Legolas has of his own.
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Why did Gimli not know the dwarves were dead?

According to one theory (via Stack Exchange), Gimli did not know about the fall of Moria in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie due, effectively, to poor communication.
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Who is Gimli a descendant of?

Early life. Born in TA 2879, Gimli was the son of Glóin and a nephew of Óin, both former companions of Bilbo Baggins. He was a descendant of Durin the Deathless, father of the first house of the Dwarven people. Gimli was descended from, but was not a member of the royal line.
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What happened to Legolas after LOTR?

After the War

After the death of King Elessar, Legolas made a ship in Ithilien, and through Anduin, he left Middle-earth to go over the sea. His strong friendship with Gimli prompted him to invite Gimli to go to the Undying Lands; making him the first and only Dwarf to do so.
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Why is Boromir fearful of Galadriel?

He believed the stories told in Gondor that Galadriel's magic would harm them. He eventually agreed to go after Aragorn assured him the Elves would help them. In Lothlórien, Boromir was disturbed by what he felt was Galadriel's testing of his mind, and he was suspicious of her motives.
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Why didn't Gimli know Moria had fallen?

Gimli didn't know about Moria's fate because there had been no communication between Erebor and Moria for 25 years, and the Dwarves were hopeful and did not want to accept failure until there was certain news.
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Did Sauron try to seduce Galadriel?

Sauron seemed to genuinely feel a connection to her, and part of that came from sensing the darkness inside of Galadriel. In that regard, his offer was really a seduction to the dark side.
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Why does Legolas follow Aragorn?

Aragorn and Legolas are long-time companions and best friends since Legolas' father Thranduil sent him to live among the Rangers of the North. Aragorn and Legolas grew close, up to the point where Aragorn revealed his true identity to Legolas. Throughout his journeys, Aragorn and Legolas are as close as brothers.
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Why was Elrond against Aragorn?

Elrond didn't want his daughter to die. Her choosing to marry Aragorn meant she chose to die, not to sail into the west with her people. His qualms with Aragorn were more about Arwen's mortality than anything else.
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