Why didn't the Elves fight in Lord of the Rings?

Why did the elves not participate during the rest of the war? The whole point of the story is that men prove to be able to handle the middle earth on their own, after which the elves can leave. (As opposed to Isildur who failed the middle earth by not destroying the ring.)
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Did the Elves fight in LOTR?

In the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Peter Jackson makes it seem as though the elves didn't care to help men, dwarves, and halflings in the defense of Middle-earth because they despise them, when in actuality the elves have their own battles to fight against Sauron.
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Why didn't the Elves fight at the Black Gate?

Minas Tirith was just one, albeit the primary, battle that was taking place at that time. As for why the elves and dwarves didn't send help for the Black Gate - firstly they were far too far away. Anywhere between six hundred and eight hundred miles away.
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Did the Elves ever fight each other?

Elves have come into conflict with each other, but "civil war" implies a division within a single nation, and those are only vaguely defined in Middle Earth.
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Why didnt the Elves turn into Nazgûl?

They were all fully corrupted and gave in entirely to the power of their Rings. This allowed Sauron to control them absolutely with the One Ring. And eventually, since they were only mortal, they became wraiths. Gollum, however, never became a wraith despite possessing the One Ring for centuries.
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Why did the Elves leave Middle Earth?



Why can't the Black Riders go in water?

14 They Can't Touch Water

The Nazgûl had a number of fears that were never truly explained in depth in the books, one of which was a fear of water. This fear of water became something of a guideline for the Nazgûl, with them even allowing the hobbit to escape simply because they passed through a body of water.
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Why did Sauron not go after Bilbo?

So to answer your questions: The Reason why Sauron doesn't find Bilbo when he puts on the Ring is because putting on the Ring isn't enough for Sauron to find you. Sauron was not effective at finding Frodo; Frodo wore the Ring at least 4 times (out of 6) without Sauron finding him.
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Why do dwarves hate Elves in LOTR?

Elves and dwarves were set against each other from their creation. Elves were created by the God of Middle-earth Ilúvatar and dwarves were created by the lesser entity Aulë. With dynamics like these, both species were bound to feel negative feelings toward one another.
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Did Legolas fight in the Last Alliance?

So he charged early and got most of his Greenwood army slaughtered at the Battle of Dagorlad while the rest of the Alliance experienced very little casualties in comparison. I would imagine that Legolas was not present at the Last Alliance because Elrond never mentioned him being present despite attending the council.
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Did dwarves fight in the War of the Ring?

The Battle of Dale was a battle fought between the Kingdom of Dale allied with the Dwarves of Erebor and the Iron Hills, against the Easterlings of Rhûn in the valley of Dale during the War of the Ring in the late Third Age, and was the decisive battle in the Northern Theater of the War of the Ring.
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Why didn't Elves Help Return of the King?

Why did the elves not participate during the rest of the war? The whole point of the story is that men prove to be able to handle the middle earth on their own, after which the elves can leave. (As opposed to Isildur who failed the middle earth by not destroying the ring.)
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Why didn't they take Eagles to Mordor?

The eagles can't carry the Fellowship to Mordor because Gandalf can't simply summon a squadron of birds to divebomb Mount Doom.
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Why is Sauron a necromancer?

The definition of a necromancer is someone who communes with the dead. That could very well apply to Sauron, because he created the Nazgûl, who, while not fully alive, are no longer dead either.
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Do female Elves fight in LOTR?

Tolkien does mention, though, that when women do fight, they are just as fast and just as strong as the men. (So, though this isn't really what the question was about, the more militant elf-women we see in the movies, such as Arwen at the ford, or Tauriel in general, are possible, just unlikely.)
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Was Sauron a elf?

Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion, Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of The Guide to Middle Earth, Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves".
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Can Sauron invade Rivendell?

16 Sauron and his Witch-king failed to invade Rivendell

In The Lord of the Rings, the Witch-king of Angmar was known for being the leader of the Nazgûl, and also one of Sauron's main captains who would take the lead in battle.
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Why doesn't Legolas sink in the snow?

I'm sure someone will come along with canon sources - but elves have a special relationship with nature, and pass lightly through Middle Earth - so it is that Legolas is able to tread lightly on the snow that the others (including the Hobbits) sink into.
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Is Legolas older than Gandalf?

Gandalf has a younger form in Middle-Earth who is appeared to be about 60 but in reality he is 2019 making him older than Middle-Earth. Legolas was not born in TA 87, that date was made up for a reference book to the films. His actual date of birth is unknown.
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What type of ELF is Legolas?

Legolas is a Sindarin Elf from the Woodland Realm of Northern Mirkwood. His father, Thranduil, is the King of the Silvan Elves living in that realm, making Legolas the Prince of Mirkwood.
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Can a dwarf and an elf mate?

The offspring of a dwarf and an elf was known as a "dwelf" (which was pluralized to "dwelves"). The fertility and offspring of half-dwarves was similar to that of half-elves. If a half-dwarf mated with a pureblood dwarf, the offspring would be a pureblood dwarf.
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Why do elves hate orcs?

Being corrupted and given to Morgoth's hate for all things not of his own making, Orcs are always hostile towards their pure kin. The Elves see this as such a horrible abomination that they kill all Orcs on sight.
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Why did Gandalf choose Bilbo?

Gandalf 'felt' that he was bolder than the other hobbits and he decided to have Bilbo join Thorin and his company. Gandalf (and many others) regarded Bilbo and Frodo as the best hobbits in whole Middle-earth. Gandalf never explicitly said why he had chosen poor Bilbo to join him and the dwarves in their expedition.
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Why does wearing the Ring make you invisible?

In the spiritual world, beings are invisible to those in the physical world. This is why Isildur, Bilbo, and Frodo become invisible when they wear the Ring—because they are no longer in the physical world. As Olsen said, Sauron does not have a real body, so he is not affected in the same way.
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Why was Bilbo not affected by the Ring?

Hobbits are simple creatures and do not wish for much, so there is nothing for the Ring to use against a hobbit. Frodo is the hobbit that is corrupted the most next to Gollum and Bilbo, which is why he is unable to throw the Ring into the fire.
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Why didn't Sauron know Gollum had the Ring?

However, the simplest as to why he didn't: Sauron had no way of locating his Ring. Because the Nazgûl track Frodo, and the Eye of Sauron "sees" him when he wears the Ring, some presume that Sauron has some way of tracking it.
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