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[Silmarillion] Are there elf peasants in the First Age? What do they think of this whole mess?

The Silmarillion doesn't delve too much into the economics of elvish society, so I can only assume it's the case that someone has to perform the less glamorous tasks of farming, mining, and cleaning. So is there an underclass that does these things while the more high-born elves get to spend their time hunting orcs and dancing in meadows? Do they believe in the sacredness of the war against Morgoth, or do they resent their kings for spending elvish lives on this quest to retrieve three jewels?
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I don’t know about farming or cleaning, but mining was apparently something that the nobility would do. Maeglin, AKA that one asshole who let Morgoth’s army into Gondolin because he was upset that his cousin wouldn’t marry him, was a miner (also a blacksmith) and was actually out prospecting when he was caught by the orcs. From this we can likely infer that most of the “menial” tasks were performed by elves who were also warriors who did them in their spare time because it was their passion.