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I've always been a fan of Michael Moorcock's melniboneans.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melnibon%C3%A9

>Its people, the Melnibonéans, are not wholly human and are commonly depicted as elven. They are skilled with magic and beautiful, though psychologically similar to cats, with a callous nature. They lack a moral sense. Their actions are determined by tradition and by the search for pleasure and new sensations.

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Moorcock famously despised Tolkien's work. I always wonder if he invented Melnibone to be "how elves would really turn out"

Moorcock also has denied that the Melniboneans are elves. To him "elves are the little things that you'll find in gardens or in rings in the countryside". There's a good, recent interview here where he talks about this and his opinion of Tolkien, which I wouldn't quite call despising it:

https://appendixnbookclub.com/2019/12/02/an-interview-with-m...

I always took them to be more of a parody almost a fuck you to tolkiens elves.

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