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Re: Myths Transformed, part of the Canon, yea or nay.
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Quote:<hr> Interesting stuff and potentially tough to reconcile with the existing Sil.<hr></blockquote>
I think this is untrue.
As an example:
For Mithadan; who I know has access to
Pictures by JRRT please look at the illustration
Taniquentil Plate #31 and describe for me another answer as to how my earlier statement
long ago concerning the retention of the Two Trees is perfectly acceptable; as is the construction of the New Sun and Moon from them, while also keeping the
Myths Transformed concept of the Sun and Moon created at the beginning.
Looking at the picture; several facts come to light:
From MT and SIL; there is heavy cloud cover which the newly created Sun and Moon burn away.
This agrees with the picture in that heavy clouds are shown.
From SIL; the Sun and Moon are in the atmosphere (aka Ilmen)and agrees with the picture.
From MT; the Sun and Moon are above the Ilmen.
I have suggested earlier that the Sun and Moon creatd from the Two Trees were created for Valinor, not ME as replacement lights. There is simply put; TWO sets of Suns and Moons, one exzclusively for Valinor, and one for ME.
BTW: this also addresses the concept of 'tainted' light and the pure light of the Sun and Moon from Melkor's assault on Arien.
There is text concerning views looking at the Calicircya concerning lights of Valinor.
The 'Dome of Varda' was constructed for Valinor as an upper defense and was adorned with representations of the stars outside.
From this; one essential concept of MT is laid to rest, using knowledge and text (and pictorial study) as a further defense of the MT concepts as valid.
With this I see no need to even alter\omit text that would seemingly cause contradiction.
Just one example of how MT concepts can be integrated without difficulty.
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