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The Squatter of Amon Rûdh · 12-11-2003, 01:52 PM

Since Tolkien originally placed the finding of the One Ring by Déagol much earlier (before the failure of the line of the kings, in fact) it's more than likely that the passage in the Silmarillion pre-dates the Tale of Years of the Third Age as published. Since Tolkien himself prepared the Tale of Years for publication, I think that we should take that to be the definitive source for the date of the Ring's discovery.

12-11-2003, 01:52 PM	#5
The Squatter of Amon Rûdh Spectre of Decay Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bar-en-Danwedh Posts: 2,178	Since Tolkien originally placed the finding of the One Ring by Déagol much earlier (before the failure of the line of the kings, in fact) it's more than likely that the passage in the Silmarillion pre-dates the Tale of Years of the Third Age as published. Since Tolkien himself prepared the Tale of Years for publication, I think that we should take that to be the definitive source for the date of the Ring's discovery. __________________ Man kenuva métim' andúne?