Why do dwarves and elves dislike each other in the Hobbit?

While the death of Thingol and the claiming of the Silmaril is the key cause of bad blood between these two races in Middle-earth, it could be argued that Elves and Dwarves were always destined to be at odds with each other.

Why does Thorin save Legolas?

I think Thorin saved Legolas because fundamentally the dwarves are brave and decent folk and despite the differences between elves and dwarves, the orcs are the common enemy of all. IMO any of the dwarves would have done the same thing for any elf and vice versa.

Is Thorin Oakenshield bad?

While he is never entirely a villain, Thorin Oakenshield becomes temporarily cast as one due to circumstance. From the beginning, the character possesses a strong sense of self-importance, and a gruff impatience which is not entirely endearing.

Why does Thorin hate elves so much?

Thorin has no particular reason to hate Elves. The opening scene in the movie, where the Elves fail to rescue the Dwarves from Smaug, didn’t happen in the books, and Thranduil certainly never paid tribute to Thror or any other Dwarf king.

What did Beorn tell Thorin when he entered Mirkwood?

In the book, when Thorin and Company entered Mirkwood Beorn cautioned them to stay on the trail. The Elves were apparently aware of the Dwarves as they traveled through the forest and left them alone.

Why did they drag Thorin to the cave in The Hobbit?

So to the cave they dragged Thorin-not too gently, for they did not love dwarves, and thought he was an enemy. In ancient days they [MY NOTE: “they” = “the Elves”] had had wars with some of the dwarves, whom they accused of stealing their treasure.

Why don’t elves and dwarves get along in The Lord of the Rings?

There has so far been no real explanation for why Elves and Dwarves don’t get along in Peter Jackson’s Middle-earth, except for Thranduil’s snub at the destruction of Erebor. That seems to serve as the root cause for Elf-Dwarf hatred, but Thranduil’s conversation with Thorin leads me to believe that Peter Jackson has something else in mind.