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Evisse the Blue · 02-20-2004, 04:38 AM

Welcome to the Downs, Ellwyn!

Following up on HI's suggestion,

I too turned to the tale of Aldarion and Erendis. And I found it interesting that no where in it does Tolkien take sides. Now, this tale was said to have been preserved by the Faithful who escaped from the Downfall of Numenor and thus among the few legends from the Second Age to survive in Gondor; nowhere it is mentioned by whom this tale was written, but I assume it was by a man. Yet it contains some very astute insights into a woman's mind: take for instance Erendis' conversation with Ancalime.

02-20-2004, 04:38 AM	#26
Evisse the Blue Brightness of a Blade Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: wherever I may roam Posts: 2,685	Aldarion and Erendis Welcome to the Downs, Ellwyn! Following up on HI's suggestion, I too turned to the tale of Aldarion and Erendis. And I found it interesting that no where in it does Tolkien take sides. Now, this tale was said to have been preserved by the Faithful who escaped from the Downfall of Numenor and thus among the few legends from the Second Age to survive in Gondor; nowhere it is mentioned by whom this tale was written, but I assume it was by a man. Yet it contains some very astute insights into a woman's mind: take for instance Erendis' conversation with Ancalime. __________________ And no one was ill, and everyone was pleased, except those who had to mow the grass.