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Forum: The Books
08-03-2024, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
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Galin
Wholly agree!
Christopher Tolkien even...
Wholly agree! Christopher Tolkien even states that had his father remembered what he'd added to the second edition about Celebrimbor, he'd have "undoubtedly" felt bound to the already published... |
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Forum: The Books
07-30-2024, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
Posted By
Galin
Okay my head is spinning.
And marveling at...
Okay my head is spinning. And marveling at all the cross-referencing work being done here :eek: Advice alert: I'm someone who (at least so far) pays little heed to the 1959-ish texts, and even... |
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Forum: The Books
10-12-2021, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
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Galin
On this point, GA simply notes: "Thereafter...
On this point, GA simply notes: "Thereafter Maedros wielded his sword with his left hand." while QS note that he: "lived to wield his sword with left hand more deadly than his right had been." ... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2021, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
Posted By
Galin
Well, that's what I get for skipping around!...
Well, that's what I get for skipping around! Hadn't read XIX yet (still haven't read XX) even though I've jumped to much later sections of the book. As I say, I'd been aware of the nette remark since... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2021, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
Posted By
Galin
Admittedly, I'm making a broader statement here...
Admittedly, I'm making a broader statement here about Tolkien's possible mindset in the later phases of his writing. We can't know, but what I'm suggesting is that by the time this idea (Feanor... |
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Forum: The Books
10-07-2021, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
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Galin
I think the idea that Feanor asked Galadriel for...
I think the idea that Feanor asked Galadriel for her hair only shows up in The Shibboleth of Feanor however, which is later than any 1959 text (in GNOME), or even Elvish Ages and Numenorean, dated to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2021, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
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Galin
My answer is: in the Two Trees they have the...
My answer is: in the Two Trees they have the golden (sun) and silver (moon) lights, and still wanted stars. With respect to domes, plural, I wonder if this is not a slip -- but if so, admittedly... |
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Forum: The Books
09-24-2021, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 86,306
Posted By
Galin
I dunno, for myself, I find the Dome of Varda...
I dunno, for myself, I find the Dome of Varda quite magical with its Star-imagines. I wonder how it would have been received if it had been presented to readers first, or in a published tale without... |
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