Did Tolkien's elven society have farmers, smiths, fullers, etc?

There were several different elven societies. The Avari of the East probably were hunter-gatherers, while the Eldar of Aman reached a high level of civilisation. read more

While D&D necessitates rules for mechanical reasons, assuming that physical phenomenon have laws is largely caused by the domination of science, and the scientific method, in our society. With that being said, "systems" of magic is a much older idea. read more

I would imagine that like in any society that there is jobs that simply must be done by someone (as in making food, clothes and other such needed things). With elves (in my mind at least) it was done freely and by one's own will. read more