[Miluiwen]

I have had a look through the forum, and so far, I couldn't find anything on the subject, and it's been bugging me for ages. Also, 'The Hobbit' is borrowed out from my Tolkien library:

Most elves are blonde, but apart from the line of Elrond, were there any other elves that were from the three elven realms of Middle earth that had dark hair?

Probably just a really obvious question, but I just want to make sure, to keep everything in canon for an upcoming fic. Thanks!

[BittenBuggy]

Actually, most Elves aren't blond. The majority, and indeed - the dominant gene - are brown/dark haired.

Black/Brown - dominant
Blond - recessive
Red - incomplete dominant

Predominant color is dark (brown or black)
Blonde is rair, steming from Vanyarin, Silver hair is rarer, steming from the Teleri (which explains the Silvan colouring) and in EXTREMELY rare cases, red hair.

There is an excellent essay on Elven hair that will help you understand.

http://www.luchau.org/writing/elven_genetics.htm

[Miluiwen]

Aha! Merci beaucoup buckets! I can type with ease now....
That essay was a big help!

[BittenBuggy]