sundering of the Elves
... that Tolkien may have devised the sundering of the Elves to justify the existence of two distinct Elvish languages in his legendarium?
... that Tolkien may have devised the <b id="mwCGw"><a href="./Sundering_of_the_Elves" id="mwCG0" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sundering of the Elves">sundering of the Elves</a></b> to justify the existence of two distinct <a class="mw-redirect" href="./Elvish_languages_(Middle-earth)" id="mwCG4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Elvish languages (Middle-earth)">Elvish languages</a> in <a href="./Tolkien's_legendarium" id="mwCG8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Tolkien's legendarium">his legendarium</a>?