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Looking back into the First and Second Ages of Middle-earth, we find that there were indeed friendships between elves and dwarves. Figures like Finrod, the elven prince, forged deep bonds with the dwarves of Beleriand, helping them create their kingdom and even receiving gifts like the famous Nauglamir necklace. Stories of cooperation, such as the collaboration between Celebriimbor and Narvi, highlight the potential for positive relations, despite the overarching enmity.

Despite these examples, such friendships were rarities. The famed anger of elves against dwarves was often a lingering consequence of betrayal and greed, like the tragic events surrounding the Nauglamir and the resulting misunderstandings that tagged dwarves and elves with distrust for generations.